Meanings
nounmiscorrection (plural miscorrections)
plural miscorrections
- An erroneous correction; a mistake in correcting a previous mistake.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Englishcorrection
- Englishmiscorrection
From mis- + correction.
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miscorrection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscorrection
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“miscorrection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscorrection. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscorrection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscorrection.
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