misdecline

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English

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Etymology

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From mis- +‎ decline.

Verb

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misdecline (third-person singular simple present misdeclines, present participle misdeclining, simple past and past participle misdeclined)

  1. (transitive, rare) To decline (a noun or adjective) incorrectly, applying the wrong inflection.
    Hypernyms: misinflect; decline, declense
    Hyponyms: misgender, misnumber
    Coordinate term: misconjugate