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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
To hyphenate a word at an inappropriate point, especially one that is not between two syllables..
Good hyphenators strongly prefer Type II errors over Type I; they find fewer possibilities, but they rarely mishyphenate a word.
It did not mishyphenate any words, but it missed more hyphenation opportunities than any other program (20).
The initial story, “ In the presence of greatness: the Bukowski Barfly narrative," describes an encounter with “Hank” at the opening of Bukowski's movie, Barfly (we have this lamentable tendency to mishyphenate the word as “Barf - ly") .
Use mishyphenate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mishyphenate means To hyphenate a word at an inappropriate point, especially one that is not between two syllables..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Good hyphenators strongly prefer Type II errors over Type I; they find fewer possibilities, but they rarely mishyphenate a word.
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