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misorient
[
mis-
awr
-ee-ent
,
-
ohr
-
]
mis·o·ri·ent
/
mɪsˈɔr
iˌɛnt
,
-ˈoʊr-
/
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[
mis-
awr
-ee-ent
,
-
ohr
-
]
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verb (used with object)
to orient wrongly or improperly.
Origin:
1950–55;
mis-
+
orient
(v.)
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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