Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misguilt

/mɪsˈɡɪlt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-guilt
IPA: /mɪsˈɡɪlt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Offense; misdeed; crime; fault.

Uncountable

verb

To do wrong.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"If a burgess be attached out of the burgh for debt, or for any misguilt, his neighbours shall pass to bail him on their own proper dispense, provided he be taken within the sheriffdom; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English misgilt, equivalent to mis- + guilt.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: misgilt

Usage

Inflected Forms

misgilt (alternative, obsolete) misguilts (present, singular) misguilting (participle, present) misguilted (participle, past) misguilted (past)

Synonyms

baseness corruption defilement degeneracy degradation depravation depravedness depravity impurity iniquity lewdity malignity

Questions

How do you pronounce misguilt?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈɡɪlt/.
What does misguilt mean?: Offense; misdeed; crime; fault.
Where does misguilt come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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