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misenlightened

misenlightened adjective: having been enlightened incorrectly; misinformed.

Adjective

misenlightened (comparative more misenlightened, superlative most misenlightened)

  1. Having been enlightened incorrectly; misinformed.
    • My dear and misenlightened friends in the Scriptures ' bonds: - It is with great agony of mind that I find myself in the position to speak to you.1879, Henry Kiddle, Spiritual Communications, page 268
    • Thence he would mark, in real ignorance of the plot of the forthcoming piece, or cycle of pieces, the motley compaies gathering for rehearsal—the barn-stormers; the heavy "leads:" the slighted tragedians foreseeing their opportunity for the fiftieth time; the inflated supers canvassing the favour...1899, Bernard Capes, Our Lady of Darkness, page 88

Forms of misenlightened

comparativemore misenlightened
superlativemost misenlightened

Origin of misenlightened

From mis- + enlightened.

Questions about misenlightened

What does misenlightened mean?
Misenlightened means having been enlightened incorrectly; misinformed.
What part of speech is misenlightened?
Misenlightened is an adjective.

Words near misenlightened in the dictionary

  1. misengraves
  2. misengraving
  3. Misenheimer
  4. Misenheimers
  5. misenite
  6. misenlightened
  7. misenrol
  8. misenrolled
  9. misenrolling
  10. misenrols
  11. misenter

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