Mispart

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To part or divide badly.

    "A piece of Maries hair is misparted, tucked behind her ear."

  2. 2
    To miscast for a role.

    "The almost legendary Ivan Kozlovsky, with whom he gave the first Russian performance of the Serenade in the autumn of 1961, is misparted here."

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"A piece of Maries hair is misparted, tucked behind her ear."

Etymology

From mis- + part.

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