misthrow

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/mɪsˈθɹəʊ//ˈmɪsθɹəʊ/

verb

To throw incorrectly.

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

verbmisthrow (third-person singular simple present misthrows, present participle misthrowing, simple past misthrew, past participle misthrown)

present singular third person misthrows · participle present misthrowing · past misthrew · participle past misthrown

  1. transitiveTo throw incorrectly.
nounmisthrow (plural misthrows)

plural misthrows

  1. An incorrect throw.

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. Englishthrow
  10. Englishmisthrow

From mis- + throw.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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