Mishang

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To hang improperly.

    "The New York Museum of Modern Art recently mishung a cut-and-pasted gouache of a sailboat and reflection by Henri Matisse."

Example

More examples

"The New York Museum of Modern Art recently mishung a cut-and-pasted gouache of a sailboat and reflection by Henri Matisse."

Etymology

From mis- + hang.

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