Mismotion
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Bad or wrong motion. uncountable
"He couldn't work at tennis because he was so naturally good at tennis. And when all of those inborn reflexes failed him — as if he were shocked at the mismotion of his own arm, at the slowness of his own leg — then we understood John McEnroe."
Example
More examples"He couldn't work at tennis because he was so naturally good at tennis. And when all of those inborn reflexes failed him — as if he were shocked at the mismotion of his own arm, at the slowness of his own leg — then we understood John McEnroe."
Etymology
From mis- + motion.
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