Usually means: Use incorrect word in context.
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  1. misword: Merriam-Webster
  2. misword: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. misword: Collins English Dictionary
  4. misword: Wordnik
  5. misword: Wiktionary
  6. misword: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. misword: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. misword: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Misword, misword: Dictionary.com
  10. Misword: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. misword: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  12. Misword: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. misword: FreeDictionary.org
  14. misword: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (misword)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To word incorrectly.
▸ noun:  (obsolete, in later use dialectal) An insult.

Similar:
miswrite, miswork, misaddress, misnote, misswitch, misgive, misanswer, mishear, misvoice, miscommunicate, more...

Opposite:
correct, articulate, express, phrase, communicate

Types:
malapropism, eggcorn, slip of tongue, freudislip, more...

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Similar:
miswrite, miswork, misaddress, misnote, misswitch, misgive, misanswer, mishear, misvoice, miscommunicate, more...

Opposite:
correct, articulate, express, phrase, communicate

Types:
malapropism, eggcorn, slip of tongue, freudislip, more...



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