Misrepair
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A repair that was done badly or wrongly. countable, uncountable
"Stipulations between a landlord and tenant, determining which shall bear a loss arising from nonrepair or misrepair of the tenement, and which shall be immune, are not matters of public concern."
- 2 A repair that was done badly or wrongly.; A faulty repair of DNA that produces genetic mutation. countable, uncountable
"It is clear that "misrepair" can occur by mechanisms which are not the same for all types of damage."
- 1 To repair badly or wrongly. transitive
"If you are just plain lucky, the mechanic will likely perform unnecessary repairs or misrepair your car so that it has to be fixed again."
Example
More examples"Stipulations between a landlord and tenant, determining which shall bear a loss arising from nonrepair or misrepair of the tenement, and which shall be immune, are not matters of public concern."
Etymology
From mis- + repair.
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