Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misbecome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-be-come
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be unsuitable for; not to befit.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"It misbecame him to appear in the character of a mediator of peace, in a quarrel, the futility of which he had presumed to judge and hastily condemn."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English become English misbecome From mis- + become.

Usage

Inflected Forms

misbecomes (present, singular) misbecoming (participle, present) misbecame (past)

Derived Forms

misbecoming misbecomingly misbecomingness

Frequently Paired Words

unbecome disbecome

Questions

What does misbecome mean?: To be unsuitable for; not to befit.
Where does misbecome come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English become English misbecome From mis- + become.

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