mismeasurev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)mɪsˈmɛʒə/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈmɛʒər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, measure v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + measure v.

transitive. To measure or estimate incorrectly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)]

mistakea1393

mischoosec1422

misaccounta1425

misweigha1475

mistakea1500

misjudge1526

misesteema1595

miscountc1600

misdoom1609

misvalue1614

misrepute1629

misratea1641

mismeasure1743

mistake?a1786

misappreciate1828

misestimate1841

misgauge1870

1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fifth 56 With aim mis-measur'd, and impetuous speed.

1745 E. Young Consolation 66 Time! Eternity! ('Tis These, mis-measur'd, ruin all Mankind).

1851 E. Fitzgerald Euphranor 72 The moralist who worked alone and..in his closet was most apt to mismeasure Humanity.

a1859 T. De Quincey Posthumous Wks. (1891) I. 261 What motive should that furnish for mismeasuring Nineveh?

1934 Philos. Rev. 43 362 The relative quantities of the three ingredients in this synthesis may be grossly mismeasured by the naked eye and by the naked skin.

1988 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 3 June 8 One problem is that the saving rate in the U.S. has been mismeasured.

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

单词	mismeasure
释义	mismeasurev. Brit. /(ˌ)mɪsˈmɛʒə/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈmɛʒər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, measure v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + measure v. transitive. To measure or estimate incorrectly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] mistakea1393 mischoosec1422 misaccounta1425 misweigha1475 mistakea1500 misjudge1526 misesteema1595 miscountc1600 misdoom1609 misvalue1614 misrepute1629 misratea1641 mismeasure1743 mistake?a1786 misappreciate1828 misestimate1841 misgauge1870 1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fifth 56 With aim mis-measur'd, and impetuous speed. 1745 E. Young Consolation 66 Time! Eternity! ('Tis These, mis-measur'd, ruin all Mankind). 1851 E. Fitzgerald Euphranor 72 The moralist who worked alone and..in his closet was most apt to mismeasure Humanity. a1859 T. De Quincey Posthumous Wks. (1891) I. 261 What motive should that furnish for mismeasuring Nineveh? 1934 Philos. Rev. 43 362 The relative quantities of the three ingredients in this synthesis may be grossly mismeasured by the naked eye and by the naked skin. 1988 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 3 June 8 One problem is that the saving rate in the U.S. has been mismeasured. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1743
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