Misbeat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪsbiːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Misbeat is a noun meaning A false, wrong, or incorrect beat; a beat in the wrong time or rhythm.
Meaning
A false, wrong, or incorrect beat; a beat in the wrong time or rhythm.
More Meanings
- (transitive, intransitive) To beat out of rhythm; beat incorrectly.
Example Sentences
Leigh's heart gave a little misbeat as she watched the exchange.
How could so much warmth and unassuming gentleness be subtracted from the world by the simple misbeat of an organ?
“I fear he will not be with us beyond the winter. He has already had two problems with his heart, which grows continually weaker.” “How weak?” “Twice it has misbeat. The third time may prove fatal.”
Was it that same phial of precious ichor, still inside me, that spilled in the cinema that afternoon, and that I carry in me yet, and that yet will overflow at the slightest movement, the slightest misbeat of my heart?
Word Forms
- misbeats
- misbeating
- misbeaten
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misfact, misanswer, mispost, misstep, misteaching, misresult.
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