misword

[ mis-wurd ]

verb (used with object)

1. to word incorrectly.

Word History and Origins

Origin of misword¹

First recorded in 1880–85; mis- ¹ + word

Example Sentences

He then came down, took away his ladder, not a misword said to him, and by whose order it was done was not then known.

From Project Gutenberg

He then came down, took away his ladder, not a misword said to him, and by whose order it was done was not then known.

From Project Gutenberg

He then came down, took away his ladder, not a misword said to him, and by whose order it was done was not then known.

From Project Gutenberg