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misesteems

misesteems is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 misesteems

What is misesteems the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misesteems is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misesteem.

Words near misesteems in the dictionary

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

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