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misboded

misboded is the simple past and past participle of misbode.

Meaning of misbode

Verb

misbode (third-person singular simple present misbodes, present participle misboding, simple past and past participle misboded)

  1. To sense or foreshadow impending disaster.
    • So, on the other hand, when the Day of Grace is set, 'tis easy to imagine how much that Conscience' that now misbodes and condemns us, will be filled with greater and intolerable Despair ;1722, Richard Lucas, Sermons on several occasions and subjects - Volume 1, page 287
  2. To foreshadow the future incorrectly.
    • This was similar to the Rambam's comment that the prophets would be misboded when they would want to attain prophecy, suggesting a link between davening and the prophetic state.1983, Aryeh Kaplan, The Aryeh Kaplan Reader: The Gift He Left Behind, →ISBN

Questions about misboded

What is misboded the simple past and past participle of?
Misboded is the simple past and past participle of misbode.

Words near misboded in the dictionary

  1. misblowing
  2. misblown
  3. misblows
  4. misboard
  5. misbode
  6. misboded
  7. misbodes
  8. misboding
  9. misbodings
  10. misbore
  11. misborn

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