misphrase

misphrase

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
English phrase
English misphrase

    From mis- + phrase.

    Verb

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

    1. To phrase incorrectly.

    Anagrams

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