verb
- pronounces or speaks (words or sounds) indistinctly or incorrectly
- connects or joins (bones or parts) improperly or incorrectly
Usage: third person singular present tense of misarticulate
Usage: medical/anatomical usage; third person singular present tense of misarticulate
Examples
- The speaker misarticulates several consonants when speaking quickly.
- He misarticulates the word 'library' as 'libary' every time.
- The injury misarticulates the shoulder joint, causing pain.
- She sometimes misarticulates her words when nervous.
- The condition misarticulates the vertebrae in the spine.
- He misarticulates the final syllables of longer words.