noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A situation where a person fails to interact properly with another.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of mismeet form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mis- + meeting, coined by Martin Buber.

Etymology 2

From mismeet + -ing.

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