Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misthink

/mɪsˈθɪŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-think
IPA
/mɪsˈθɪŋk/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To think wrongly or badly (of).

Obsolete

verb

To have sinful thoughts.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English misthink From mis- + think.

Usage

Inflected Forms

misthinks (present, singular) misthinking (participle, present) misthought (participle, past) misthought (past)

Rhymes With

think link drink dead link sports drink pink sink kitchen sink ink india ink china ink indian ink

Questions

How do you pronounce misthink?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈθɪŋk/.
What does misthink mean?
To think wrongly or badly (of).
Where does misthink come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English misthink From mis- + think.

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