Misground
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To found erroneously; to base on invalid grounds.
"a misgrounded conceit of greater holiness"
- 2 simple past and past participle of misgrind form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 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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