mismeanv.
/ˌmɪsˈmiːn/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈmin/ Now rare.
transitive. (a) To mean or intend mistakenly or imperfectly. (b) To misinterpret.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (transitive)]
misunderstanda1225
mistake1402
misconstruea1425
miskenc1480
misgloze1532
misinterpret1547
missense1560
wrest1563
misdeem1570
misconceive1586
misconstruct1596
misinfer1597
misconceit1598
misknowa1600
to look beyond1600
lose1600
mismean1605
misprize1609
misread1612
misween1614
misimagine1626
misapprehend1628
construea1640
mislead1654
equivocate1665
misrender1674
misaccept1697
miscomprehend1813
read1879
misperceive1911
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > take wrongly, mistake [verb (transitive)]
misnim?c1225
misfangc1275
mistake?a1475
mismean1605
misplace1609
1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence vii. 230 Our northerne name of Peg, mis-ment for Margaret.
1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 61 Mismeane me not.
1962 I. Crichton Smith Deer on High Hills xi Platonic dawn breaks On Highland hills..While the deer stand imperious,..Make vibrant music,..Mean what the plain mismeans, inform a chaos.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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