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misconfided

misconfided is the simple past and past participle of misconfide.

Meaning of misconfide

Verb

misconfide (third-person singular simple present misconfides, present participle misconfiding, simple past and past participle misconfided)

  1. To confide in someone who does not deserve such trust.
    • Though nothing can be more illegal than misconfiding to the gaoler, by the second clause of the act relating to the management of gaols—the 5th and 6th William IV,— a power which is taken from the local magistrates themselves by the Abolition Act, namely, that of punishing the apprentices; yet a...1838, Jamaica under the apprenticeship system, page 25

Questions about misconfided

What is misconfided the simple past and past participle of?
Misconfided is the simple past and past participle of misconfide.

Words near misconfided in the dictionary

  1. misconduct
  2. misconducted
  3. misconducting
  4. misconducts
  5. misconfide
  6. misconfided
  7. misconfidence
  8. misconfident
  9. misconfides
  10. misconfiding
  11. misconfiguration

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