noun
Meaning 1
mismeasurement
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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mismeasure
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/mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/
verb
Meaning 2
To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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History
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 measure English mismeasure From mis- + measure.