mishold
/mɪsˈhoʊld/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Kedang while attempting to catch hold of the safe, happened to mishold and fell in the lake where she was drowned; Saika's right hand was also in the safe, but it became stuck in its lid that she could no longer pull it out again."
- "He says that wealth, along with sex and power, is the most sought after and misheld and misused by those who possess it."
- "This would help lower my anxiety and make certain that I would not mishold, or God forbid, drop the precious package."
- "There was no indecision, no mishold, no stone dislodged, and he possessed such marvellous breathing power, that on reaching a fair foothold he promptly turned and began to haul at the rope without pause or hesitation."
- "A misstep, mishold, a hundredth of an instant's lack of balance."
Etymology
From Middle English misholden, from Old English mishealdan (“not to keep, to neglect, be careless”), equivalent to mis- + hold.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
misholds (present, singular)
misholding (participle, present)
misheld (past)
misheld (participle, past)
misholden (archaic, participle)