Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misdread

/mɪsˈdɹɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-dread
IPA: /mɪsˈdɹɛd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Intransitive verb; Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Needs me then hope, or doth me need misdread?"
"To auoyd a mischiefe which he misdreaded."
"and the Romanes likewise misdreaded that the Iewes should inuade their campe."
""Of that I misdreaded," said he, "for full well wist I that either he would rescue her or else he would die in the field; and, to say the truth, he had not been a man of worship had he not rescued the Queen, [...]""

Etymology

From mis- + dread.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Inflected Forms

misdreads (present, singular) misdreading (participle, present) misdreaded (participle, past) misdreaded (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce misdread?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈdɹɛd/.
What does misdread mean?: To dread.
Where does misdread come from?: From mis- + dread.

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