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misesteeming

misesteeming is the present participle and gerund of misesteem.

Meaning of misesteem

Verb

misesteem (third-person singular simple present misesteems, present participle misesteeming, simple past and past participle misesteemed)

  1. (transitive) To hold in the wrong esteem; to disrespect.
    • Whatever man he be that dares to deem True poet's skill to spring of earthly race, I must him tell, that he doth misesteem Their strange estate, and eke himself disgrace By his rude ignorance.1640, Henry More, The Song of the Soul

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Questions about misesteeming

What is misesteeming the present participle and gerund of?
Misesteeming is the present participle and gerund of misesteem.

Words near misesteeming in the dictionary

  1. Miseseans
  2. Misesian
  3. Misesians
  4. misesteem
  5. misesteemed
  6. misesteeming
  7. misesteems
  8. misestimate
  9. misestimated
  10. misestimates
  11. misestimating

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