Misnegotiate

Quick meaning: Misnegotiate is a verb meaning To make a mistake when trying to make one's way over (difficult terrain); to misstep or stumble when trying to avoid (obstacles).

Meaning

To make a mistake when trying to make one's way over (difficult terrain); to misstep or stumble when trying to avoid (obstacles).

More Meanings

1. To cope with or handle badly.
2. To argue or represent one's position badly when coming to an agreement.

Example Sentences

Mims giggled as, upon their arrival home, her high heels misnegotiated the threshold and she tripped.

If they missed seeing one, or if they misnegotiated their path around another, we would be bounced roughly into the air.

While returning home from Haskell, John drove upon his friend, Wilda Medford, who had misnegotiated Red Hill and his car had overturned.

Back in 1913 for instance, a driver named Jack Tower misnegotiated the southwest, and overturned in the south chute after exiting the turn.

Word Forms

• misnegotiates
• misnegotiating
• misnegotiated

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misstep, misnavigate, miswalk, misplot, misclimb, misfigure.

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