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misheeded

misheeded is the simple past and past participle of misheed.

Meaning of misheed

Verb

misheed (third-person singular simple present misheeds, present participle misheeding, simple past and past participle misheeded)

  1. (transitive) To heed amiss; fail to heed.
    • Remember you are in Holderness, where a long time ago you misheeded a warning, and told a secret to Starlight in her stall, and two of these died at the hands of your kindred, and such as they carry a stone in their pocket […]1969, Oliver Onions, The Story of Ragged Robyn
    Synonyms:
    overlook, ignore

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Questions about misheeded

What is misheeded the simple past and past participle of?
Misheeded is the simple past and past participle of misheed.

Words near misheeded in the dictionary

  1. mishearers
  2. mishearing
  3. mishearings
  4. mishears
  5. misheed
  6. misheeded
  7. misheeding
  8. misheeds
  9. mishegaas
  10. mishegas
  11. mishegass

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