Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
verb
To make a mistake in branding a product or service, as by poor association of the name in a significant group of potential customers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, marketing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
In the law of food and drugs, to convey false or misleading information about a product.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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 brand English misbrand From mis- + brand.
