miscontrol

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/mɪskənˈtɹoʊl/

noun

poor control

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Meanings

nounmiscontrol (plural miscontrols)

plural miscontrols

  1. poor control
verbmiscontrol (third-person singular simple present miscontrols, present participle miscontrolling, simple past and past participle miscontrolled)

present singular third person miscontrols · participle present miscontrolling · participle past miscontrolled · past miscontrolled

  1. to control poorly

    England found chances a rarity, although Liverpool striker Solanke almost made it a dream debut in the closing seconds, only to miscontrol at the far post.

    2017 November 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-0 Brazil”, in BBC News

Origin

From mis- + control.

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APA

miscontrol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscontrol

MLA

“miscontrol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscontrol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscontrol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscontrol.

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