Misreach

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of misreaching. countable, uncountable

    "Now the subject's misreach cannot be corrected if you don't give him information about his hand position ."

Verb
  1. 1
    To reach inaccurately.

    "When neurologically healthy individuals are first exposed to displacing prisms, they typically misreach in the direction of the visual displacement when pointing towards a visual target."

Example

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"When neurologically healthy individuals are first exposed to displacing prisms, they typically misreach in the direction of the visual displacement when pointing towards a visual target."

Etymology

From mis- + reach.

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