misspread noun 1verb 1forms 2 noun1 •An instance of misspreading.The weight is controlled in order to reject misspreads. — 1987 verb1 •To spread incorrectly or inappropriately.Never shall Obloquy your mansion seek, Or Anguish blight the roses on your cheek; Nor vagrant Zephyr insolent misspread The hazel-curling tresses of thy envied head! — 1790 formsmisspreading · misspreads