Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misbid

/mɪsˈbɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-bid
IPA: /mɪsˈbɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To injure; mistreat.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To insult; offend.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To make an incorrect offer or bid.

verb

To bid incorrectly; bid higher or lower than actual.

noun

A mistake in a bid or offer; a wrong offer or bid.

Example Sentences

"I did my bids for that month and I misbid, and I bid all weekends."
"After apologizing profusely for his errors on the first two hands, he misbid the last hand and they ended up in fifth place."
"If you explode quite often because of misplays or misbids by the 'moron' who is ruining your game, your temper-ridden body is a good target for a sudden elevation of blood pressure, a stroke, a coronary attack."

Etymology

From the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- + bid) and Middle English misbeden (“to mistreat; abuse; outrage; offend; insult”), from Old English misbēodan (“to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + bid (“to offer, declare”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: misbidden, misbeden, misbēodan

Usage

Inflected Forms

misbids (present, singular) misbidding (participle, present) misbad (past) misbade (past) misbidden (participle, past) misbede (alternative, obsolete) misbids (plural)

Derived Forms

misbidding

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce misbid?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈbɪd/.
What does misbid mean?: To injure; mistreat.
Where does misbid come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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