ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Misintended

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌmɪsɪnˈtɛndɪd/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Misintended is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of misintend.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of misintend.

More Meanings

  1. Aimed amiss or wrongly.

Example Sentences

An action can thus be misconceived or misintended even when executed perfectly, because intentions themselves have purposes beyond the realization of an action.
One of thoſe archers cloſely I did ſpy, / ayming his arrovv at my very hart: / vvhen ſuddenly vvith tvvincle of her eye, / the Damzell broke his miſintended dart.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misasked, misslanted, misguided, misconceived, misflung, misaffected.

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