misdeeming
UK/mɪsˈdiːmɪŋ/
misdeeming is the present participle and gerund of misdeem.
Meaning of misdeem
Verb
misdeem (third-person singular simple present misdeems, present participle misdeeming, simple past and past participle misdeemed)
- To misjudge, to deem wrongly.
- The doubt which ye misdeem, fair love, is vain, / That fondly fear to lose your liberty; / […]1500s, Edmund Spenser, sonnet
Adjective
misdeeming (comparative more misdeeming, superlative most misdeeming)
- Judging wrongly; mistaken.
- Those two he tooke, and in a secret bed, / Couered with darknesse and misdeeming night, / Them both together laid, to ioy in vaine delight.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
Noun
misdeeming (plural misdeemings)
Forms of misdeeming
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more misdeeming |
| superlative | most misdeeming |
| Noun | |
| plural | misdeemings |
Questions about misdeeming
- What does misdeeming mean?
- Misdeeming means judging wrongly; mistaken.
- What is misdeeming the present participle and gerund of?
- Misdeeming is the present participle and gerund of misdeem.
- What part of speech is misdeeming?
- Misdeeming can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce misdeeming?
- Misdeeming is pronounced /mɪsˈdiːmɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near misdeeming in the dictionary
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