misproduction

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noun

Bad or incorrect production.

“misproduction of vowels in speech”

OriginEnglish production ← Middle English produccioun ← Old French production →
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Meanings

nounmisproduction (countable and uncountable, plural misproductions)

plural misproductions

  1. countableuncountableBad or incorrect production.

    misproduction of vowels in speech

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. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  13. Proto-Italic*pro-
  14. Latinprō-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  17. Proto-Italic*doukō
  18. Latindūcō
  19. Latinprōdūcō
  20. Latinprōductiō
  21. Old Frenchproduction
  22. Middle Englishproduccioun
  23. Englishproduction
  24. Englishmisproduction

From mis- + production.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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