mismaneuvre

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A form of mismaneuver — To maneuver in a way that has an unfortunate result.

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Meanings

verbmismaneuvre (third-person singular simple present mismaneuvres, present participle mismaneuvring, simple past and past participle mismaneuvred)

present singular third person mismaneuvres · participle present mismaneuvring · participle past mismaneuvred · past mismaneuvred

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mismaneuver.

    He thought, moreover, that it was just within the calculation of chances that Antonius might either purposely mismaneuvre, so as to allow himn to descend upon Rome without a battle, or adopt such tactics as should give him a victory.

    1880, Henry William Herbert, The Roman Traitor, page 207
nounmismaneuvre (plural mismaneuvres)

plural mismaneuvres

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mismaneuver.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mismaneuver
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APA

mismaneuvre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismaneuvre

MLA

“mismaneuvre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismaneuvre. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mismaneuvre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismaneuvre.

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