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misrepair

Noun CEFR B2
mɪsɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A repair that was done badly or wrongly.
  2. A faulty repair of DNA that produces genetic mutation.

Examples

“Stipulations between a landlord and tenant, determining which shall bear⟳ a loss arising from nonrepair or misrepair of the tenement, and which shall be immune, are not matters of public concern⟳.”
“If a manufacturer's product is improperly repaired by the user and that misrepair is the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries, then the manufacturer is not liable for the plaintiff's injuries.”
“Some izoku have⟳ also pointed out that, having concluded that the 1978 misrepair was at fault, the report⟳ does not go into sufficient detail about how this misrepair could have⟳ happened, why it was not discovered or what steps can be taken to ensure there is no repeat⟳ of it.”
“Leading up the walls was an assortment of pipes, sputtering out water from its years of misrepair.”
“It is clear that "misrepair" can occur⟳ by mechanisms which are not the same for all types of damage⟳.”
“Lesions for which repair⟳ or misrepair systems exist⟳ will have⟳ increased probabilities of repair⟳ or misrepair as the time between lesion formation and DNA replication increases.”
“This suggests that the probability of misrepair increases with increasing dose.”
“Wang et al. suggest⟳ that ageing is the result⟳ of the accumulation of “misrepair.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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