Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misease

/mɪsˈiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-ease
IPA: /mɪsˈiz/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Suffering, distress.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Downe fell he ſounding, and the king, thus plaide with his miſeaſe: […]"
"And moꝛeouer, the miſeaſe of hell ſhall bee in delaute of meat and dꝛinke."
"And Nory's heart was at the tale right sair, But her misease came frae another care: Her heart for LINDY now began to heal, And she's in swidder great to think him leal: […]"
"And therefore saith Job to God, ' Suffer, Lord, that I may a while bewail and beweep, ere I go without returning to the dark land, covered with the darkness of death ; to the land of misease and of darkness, whereas is the shadow of death; whereas is no order nor ordinance, but grisly dread that ever shall last.'"

Etymology

From Middle English myssease, from Old French mesaise, from mes- (“mis-”) + aise (“ease”). Equivalent to mis- + ease. Cognate with French mésaise.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: myssease, mesaise

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɪsˈiz/
British English: /mɪsˈiːz/

Usage

Archaic

Derived Forms

miseased

Rhymes With

these please she's chinese disease japanese employees trees traditional chinese sees cheese degrees

Questions

How do you pronounce misease?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈiz/.
What does misease mean?: Suffering, distress.
Where does misease come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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