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Midterm vs Misterm - What's the difference?

midterm | misterm |

As an adjective midterm

is halfway through a term, or roughly so.

As a noun midterm

is a midterm (halfway through the term) school exam.

As a verb misterm is

to call by a wrong name; to miscall.

midterm

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Halfway through a term, or roughly so.
    • The administration is suffering from the usual midterm drop in approval ratings.

    Derived terms

    * midterm election

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A midterm (halfway through the term) school exam.
  • :* I only got a C on the midterm , so I really have to study for the final.

    • Anagrams

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    misterm

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To call by a wrong name; to miscall.
    • (Webster 1913)