Definition

To create a plan that is wrong or not well thought out.

Example

We misplanned the event, and now we have too many guests and not enough food.

Tense Forms

Conversation

I think we really misplan our last trip, don’t you?

Yeah, we should have checked the weather beforehand.

Exactly! It rained almost every day because we misplan the timing.

Next time, let’s make sure to do better research.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Misplan → It is formed from "mis-" (meaning wrongly or badly) and "plan" (from Old French *plan*, meaning a scheme or design). The word "misplan" means to wrongly or badly devise a scheme or design.

Memory Tip

Think of planning something 'wrongly' ('mis-') — that's why misplan means to make a bad plan.

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