misphrase

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verb

To phrase incorrectly.

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

verbmisphrase (third-person singular simple present misphrases, present participle misphrasing, simple past and past participle misphrased)

present singular third person misphrases · participle present misphrasing · participle past misphrased · past misphrased

  1. To phrase incorrectly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
misword

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. Englishphrase
  10. Englishmisphrase

From mis- + phrase.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

misshaper
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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