mislink

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verb

To link incorrectly.

OriginEnglish link ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

verbmislink (third-person singular simple present mislinks, present participle mislinking, simple past and past participle mislinked)

present singular third person mislinks · participle present mislinking · participle past mislinked · past mislinked

  1. To link incorrectly.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishlink
  10. Englishmislink

From mis- + link.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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