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miscounsel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-coun-sel
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To counsel or advise wrongly.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English miscounceilen, miscounselen, equivalent to mis- + counsel. Possibly formed on the model of Old French mesconceillier.

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Inflected Forms

miscounsels (present, singular) miscounseling (US, participle) miscounselling (UK, participle) miscounseled (US, participle) miscounseled (US, past) miscounselled (UK, participle) miscounselled (UK, past)

Questions

What does miscounsel mean?
To counsel or advise wrongly.
Where does miscounsel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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