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misopen en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + open.

Meanings

1. To open what one should not open.
   • The fresh air hit him, and for a moment he could almost put a name on the stink that came out of the misopened gate. 2014, R. A. MacAvoy, The Book of Kells:
   • But this argument hadn't really been about trust, or homework, or misopened mail, and we both knew it. 1978, Norma Johnston, If You Love Me, Let Me Go, page 18:
   • "Shen Yong, did you misopen the car?" Jiang Jing asked in confusion. 2019, Xie Yingning, Light Warmth: Right Time, Our Time:
2. To do a bad job of opening.
   • Tensely, Michael removed pieces of cork from a misopened bottle. 1986, Janet Hobhouse, November, page 59:

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