mis-servev.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈsəːv/, U.S.

/ˌmɪ(s)ˈsərv/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and serve v.¹

Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Perhaps partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French messervir ; mis- prefix¹, serve v.¹

Etymology: Perhaps originally < Anglo-Norman and Old French messervir (12th cent. in Old French) < mes- mis- prefix² + servir serve v.¹; in later use probably independently < (or reinforced by) mis- prefix¹ + serve v.¹

Now rare.

1. transitive. To serve badly or unfaithfully; to do a disservice to; to mistreat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [verb (transitive)] > do one a bad turn

mis-serve1340

to do someone a good (also bad, ill, evil) turnc1450

serve1887

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 20 Þench hou uele ziþe þou hest misserued oure lhord Jesu crist.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 3933 (MED) Of that the king his god misserveth, The poeple takth that he descerveth Hier in this world.

1475 Paston Lett. V. 226 If it be so that ye be mysse servyd ther, I beseche yow off pacyence.

c1510 Gest Robyn Hode iii. 759 in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1888) III. v. 65 I was mysserued of my dynere.

1584 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1848) II. 54 Quhilk [regrating of victual] is..the caus that the pure commounis of this burght ar misservit.

a1626 F. Bacon Charge at Session of Verge (1662) 19 Whereby a man may have that he thinketh he hath, and not be abused or misserved in that he buyes.

1649 in J. Stuart Misc. Spalding Club (1852) V. 229 The haill tennentis..gois to the brugh and sellis thair foulls, quhairthrow the lairds hous is altogidder misserweit.

1727 J. Arbuthnot Tables Anc. Coins xix. 200 Great Men who mis-served their Country, were often fined very highly.

1974 Rev. in Amer. Hist. 2 107 We have been misserved by the liberal biases of post-New Deal historiography.

2000 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Aug. a18/1 The president's insistent star turn Arbuthnot misserves Mr. Gore.

†2. transitive. To deprive of the services of. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 138 Sen he..mycht..haue had otheris at will and wale of quhilkis he has gert the king be misseruit.

†3. intransitive. Of a firearm: to misfire. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > discharge firearms [verb (intransitive)] > of gun: go off or fire > misfire

misgive1570

misgo1586

mis-servea1661

to miss fire1687

misfire1753

a1661 A. Jaffray Diary (1833) 23 To try them [sc. two pistols] if they would misserve again, he put out the candle at which he shot.

1661 in W. G. Scott-Moncrieff Rec. Proc. Justiciary Court Edinb. (1905) I. 10 George presented a Pistoll to them which misserved.

1685 London Gaz. No. 2045/1 He presented his Pistol to the Country-man, but it mis-served.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mis-serve
释义	mis-servev. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈsəːv/, U.S. /ˌmɪ(s)ˈsərv/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and serve v.¹ Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Perhaps partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French messervir ; mis- prefix¹, serve v.¹ Etymology: Perhaps originally < Anglo-Norman and Old French messervir (12th cent. in Old French) < mes- mis- prefix² + servir serve v.¹; in later use probably independently < (or reinforced by) mis- prefix¹ + serve v.¹ Now rare. 1. transitive. To serve badly or unfaithfully; to do a disservice to; to mistreat. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [verb (transitive)] > do one a bad turn mis-serve1340 to do someone a good (also bad, ill, evil) turnc1450 serve1887 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 20 Þench hou uele ziþe þou hest misserued oure lhord Jesu crist. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 3933 (MED) Of that the king his god misserveth, The poeple takth that he descerveth Hier in this world. 1475 Paston Lett. V. 226 If it be so that ye be mysse servyd ther, I beseche yow off pacyence. c1510 Gest Robyn Hode iii. 759 in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1888) III. v. 65 I was mysserued of my dynere. 1584 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1848) II. 54 Quhilk [regrating of victual] is..the caus that the pure commounis of this burght ar misservit. a1626 F. Bacon Charge at Session of Verge (1662) 19 Whereby a man may have that he thinketh he hath, and not be abused or misserved in that he buyes. 1649 in J. Stuart Misc. Spalding Club (1852) V. 229 The haill tennentis..gois to the brugh and sellis thair foulls, quhairthrow the lairds hous is altogidder misserweit. 1727 J. Arbuthnot Tables Anc. Coins xix. 200 Great Men who mis-served their Country, were often fined very highly. 1974 Rev. in Amer. Hist. 2 107 We have been misserved by the liberal biases of post-New Deal historiography. 2000 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Aug. a18/1 The president's insistent star turn Arbuthnot misserves Mr. Gore. †2. transitive. To deprive of the services of. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 138 Sen he..mycht..haue had otheris at will and wale of quhilkis he has gert the king be misseruit. †3. intransitive. Of a firearm: to misfire. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > discharge firearms [verb (intransitive)] > of gun: go off or fire > misfire misgive1570 misgo1586 mis-servea1661 to miss fire1687 misfire1753 a1661 A. Jaffray Diary (1833) 23 To try them [sc. two pistols] if they would misserve again, he put out the candle at which he shot. 1661 in W. G. Scott-Moncrieff Rec. Proc. Justiciary Court Edinb. (1905) I. 10 George presented a Pistoll to them which misserved. 1685 London Gaz. No. 2045/1 He presented his Pistol to the Country-man, but it mis-served. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1340
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