Misresult
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An erroneous or unwanted result.
"Allow me to state, that by standing such an instructive example before the world, you exercise the most effective revolutionary propaganda; because, if the misresult of French revolutions discouraged the nations from shaking off the oppressor's yoke, your victory, and still more, your unparalleled prosperity, has encouraged oppressed nations to dare what you dared."
Example
More examples"Allow me to state, that by standing such an instructive example before the world, you exercise the most effective revolutionary propaganda; because, if the misresult of French revolutions discouraged the nations from shaking off the oppressor's yoke, your victory, and still more, your unparalleled prosperity, has encouraged oppressed nations to dare what you dared."
Etymology
From mis- + result.
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