noun
Meaning 1
A wrong move.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mismove
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/ˈmɪsmuːv/
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/mɪsˈmuːv/
verb
Meaning 2
To move wrongly, incorrectly, or in error.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To disturb; trouble; to disconcert; alarm; flurry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, UK, dialectal, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dismay
Antonyms: none provided
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- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh1éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English move English mismove From mis- + move.