MISWORD

Etymology 1

Verb

misword (third-person singular simple present miswords, present participle miswording, simple past and past participle misworded)

(transitive) To word incorrectly.

Synonyms

• misphrase

• misstate

Etymology 2

Noun

misword (plural miswords)

(obsolete, in later use dialectal) An insult.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*word", v. t.

Definition: To word wrongly; as, to misword a message, or a sentence.

Mis*word", n.

Definition: A word wrongly spoken; a cross word. [Obs.] Sylvester. Breton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUFFOCATION

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”


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