English Explanatory Dictionary

mismove

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To move wrongly, incorrectly, or in error.
  2. To disturb; trouble; to disconcert; alarm; flurry.
noun
  1. A wrong move.

Pronunciation

/mɪsˈmuːv/ /ˈmɪsmuːv/

Word forms

mismove mismoves mismoving mismoved mismave

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- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English move English mismove From mis- + move.

Synonyms

dismay
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