misconjunctionn.
/ˌmɪskənˈdʒʌŋ(k)ʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɪskənˈdʒəŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/ A bad or awkward conjunction of things.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [noun] > mismatching > instance of
mismatch1606
misconjunction1858
mismatchment1858
1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernatural vi. 168 They are disorders and dislocations made by the misconjunction or abuse of causes in the scheme of nature.
1898 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 461/1 The road..was..a diabolical misconjunction of slipperiness and supreme adhesiveness.
1981 Verbatim Spring 1/1 He seems to have been incapable of phrasing even the most simple idea without some happy misconjunction of words.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1858- counter-witness
- counter-word
- counter-working
- counteraccusation
- counteraccusations
- counteracquittance
- counteract
- counteractant
- counteracted
- counteracter
- counteracting
- counteractingly
- counteraction
- counteractions
- counteractive
- counteractively
- counteractor
- counteracts
- counteraddress
- counteradmiral
- counteradvantage
- counteradvise
- counteraffirm
- counteraffirmation
- counteragency