mismeasure

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/mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/

verb

To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.

OriginEnglish measure ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

verbmismeasure (third-person singular simple present mismeasures, present participle mismeasuring, simple past and past participle mismeasured)

present singular third person mismeasures · participle present mismeasuring · participle past mismeasured · past mismeasured

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo measure incorrectly or inaccurately.
noun
  1. mismeasurement

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. Englishmeasure
  10. Englishmismeasure

From mis- + measure.

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APA

mismeasure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismeasure

MLA

“mismeasure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismeasure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mismeasure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismeasure.

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