misturn

verb, noun — 3 senses

misturn

verb

/mɪsˈtɜː(ɹ)n/

Etymology From Middle English misturnen, mistournen, mistornen, equivalent to mis- + turn.

1

To turn wrongly or incorrectly; turn aside wrongly; pervert.

2

To go wrong; make a wrong turn.

misturn

noun

/ˈmɪstɜː(ɹ)n/

Etymology From Middle English misturnen, mistournen, mistornen, equivalent to mis- + turn.

1

A wrong turn.

  • At one of the dim cross-roads they had made a misturn, and were now wandering around without the slightest notion of where they were going.1916, Hildegard G. Frey, The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods:
  • They heroically struggled through the remainder of the figure, but Oh-Pshaw, completely demoralized, made one misturn after the other.1919, Hildegard G. Frey, The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit:

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