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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misken

/mɪsˈkɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
misken
IPA
/mɪsˈkɛn/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.

British usage

verb

To fail to recognise or identify.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To fail to mention.

British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

miskens (present, singular) miskenning (participle, present) miskenned (participle, past) miskenned (past) miskent (participle, past) miskent (past)

Derived Forms

miskenner miskenning

Rhymes With

when been than then even again women men ten ben un en

Questions

How do you pronounce misken?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈkɛn/.
What does misken mean?
To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
Where does misken come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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