misoriented

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adjective

oriented incorrectly

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

adjectivemisoriented (comparative more misoriented, superlative most misoriented)

comparative more misoriented · superlative most misoriented

  1. oriented 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. Englishoriented
  10. Englishmisoriented

From mis- + oriented.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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