misparse

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/mɪsˈpɑː(ɹ)s//ˈmɪspɑː(ɹ)s/

verb

To parse incorrectly.

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

verbmisparse (third-person singular simple present misparses, present participle misparsing, simple past and past participle misparsed)

present singular third person misparses · participle present misparsing · participle past misparsed · past misparsed

  1. To parse incorrectly.
nounmisparse (plural misparses)

plural misparses

  1. An instance of incorrect parsing; a misparsing.

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. Englishparse
  10. Englishmisparse

From mis- + parse.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Serapismmeraspis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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