Misdoctor

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To doctor improperly; to give the wrong medical treatment.

    "A decrepit pet woodchuck of mine that had been misdoctored by an officious visitor, lay snugged up in a warm basket near the fireplace, but under cover of darkness got up, squeezed out of a back door and disappeared."

Example

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"A decrepit pet woodchuck of mine that had been misdoctored by an officious visitor, lay snugged up in a warm basket near the fireplace, but under cover of darkness got up, squeezed out of a back door and disappeared."

Etymology

From mis- + doctor.

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