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misaffecting

misaffecting is the present participle and gerund of misaffect.

Meaning of misaffect

Verb

misaffect (third-person singular simple present misaffects, present participle misaffecting, simple past and past participle misaffected)

  1. (obsolete) To dislike.
  2. (obsolete) To affect in a negative way.
    • forasmuch as this malady is caused by precedent imagination, […] the brain must needs be primarily misaffected, as the seat of reason […], Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.171

Questions about misaffecting

What is misaffecting the present participle and gerund of?
Misaffecting is the present participle and gerund of misaffect.

Words near misaffecting in the dictionary

  1. misadvises
  2. misadvising
  3. Misael
  4. misaffect
  5. misaffected
  6. misaffecting
  7. misaffection
  8. misaffections
  9. misaffects
  10. misaffirm
  11. misaffirmed

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