English

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Etymology

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From mis- +‎ measure.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mismeasure (third-person singular simple present mismeasures, present participle mismeasuring, simple past and past participle mismeasured)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.

Noun

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mismeasure

  1. mismeasurement