misground

Etymology

From mis- + ground.

adj

  1. Having been ground improperly.“The storm broke on June 27, when the space agency disclosed that its multi-billion-dollar Hubble Space telescope, launched amid much hoopla in April, can't see straight thanks to a misground mirror.”

verb

  1. To found erroneously; to base on invalid grounds.“a misgrounded conceit of greater holiness”