Misrepair
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɪsɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Misrepair is a noun meaning A repair that was done badly or wrongly.
Meaning
A repair that was done badly or wrongly.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To repair badly or wrongly.
Example Sentences
Leading up the walls was an assortment of pipes, sputtering out water from its years of misrepair.
If you are just plain lucky, the mechanic will likely perform unnecessary repairs or misrepair your car so that it has to be fixed again.
Whether they are involved in carcinogenesis by induction of a heritable lesion would depend, I believe, on their ability either to mispair or to misrepair.
He is someone who finds himself with an upset stomach when his wife is angry with her boss or her dentist or the jeweler who misrepaired her digital watch .
Word Forms
- misrepairs
- misrepairing
- misrepaired
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include miswork, misconstruction, misassembly, misworking, misinstallation, miscorrection.
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