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misbearing

misbearing noun: bearing amiss, especially as pertaining to one's conduct; misconduct. Also the present participle and gerund of misbear.

Noun

misbearing (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) bearing amiss, especially as pertaining to one's conduct; misconduct
    • Your letters of July and October 1689 are come well to hand, and I am very glad to hear of your welfare, as also that there is a way discovered of sending letters with much more security of not misbearing, than heretofore, for truly it cannot but be a desirable thing for friends to converse one...1851, William Shaw Russell, Pilgrim Memorials, and Guide for Visitors to Plymouth Village

Also used as

misbearing is also the present participle and gerund of misbear.

Origin of misbearing

From Middle English misbering, misberinge, equivalent to misbear + -ing.

From misbear + -ing.

Questions about misbearing

What does misbearing mean?
Misbearing means bearing amiss, especially as pertaining to one's conduct; misconduct.
What part of speech is misbearing?
Misbearing is a noun.

Words near misbearing in the dictionary

  1. misband
  2. misbanded
  3. misbanding
  4. misbands
  5. misbear
  6. misbearing
  7. misbears
  8. misbeat
  9. misbeaten
  10. misbeating
  11. misbeats

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