Meanings
nounmisperformance (countable and uncountable, plural misperformances)
plural misperformances
- countableuncountableincorrect performance
The apraxic-agnosic patient may make errors of action or cognition, but he is not driven into misperformance or miscognition through being the subject of violent deforming forces[…]
1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
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misperformance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misperformance
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“misperformance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misperformance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misperformance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misperformance.
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