Misground

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To found erroneously; to base on invalid grounds.

    "a misgrounded conceit of greater holiness"

  2. 2
    simple past and past participle of misgrind form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having been ground improperly.

    "The storm broke on June 27, when the space agency disclosed that its multi-billion-dollar Hubble Space telescope, launched amid much hoopla in April, can't see straight thanks to a misground mirror."

Example

More examples

"a misgrounded conceit of greater holiness"

Etymology

From mis- + ground.

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