mispurpose

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noun

An incorrect or inappropriate purpose.

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Meanings

nounmispurpose (plural mispurposes)

plural mispurposes

  1. An incorrect or inappropriate purpose.

    Lack of orientation, however, is where a great number of communications to others, and to ourselves, fall dead or go to mispurpose.

    1972, Sol III Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1

Origin

From mis- + purpose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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