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misdeem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-deem
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To misjudge, to deem wrongly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Late 14th century, from Middle English misdemen, equivalent to mis- + deem. Cognate with Icelandic misdæma (“to misjudge”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

misdeems (present, singular) misdeeming (participle, present) misdeemed (participle, past) misdeemed (past)

Questions

What does misdeem mean?
To misjudge, to deem wrongly.
Where does misdeem come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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