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misken

/mɪsˈkɛn/

misken verb: to mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.

Verb

misken (third-person singular simple present miskens, present participle miskenning, simple past and past participle miskenned or miskent)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
  2. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
  3. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
  4. (UK, dialectal, reflexive) To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
  5. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To fail to recognise or identify.
  6. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
  7. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To fail to mention.

Forms of misken

third-person singular presentmiskens
present participlemiskenning
past participlemiskenned
pastmiskenned
past participlemiskent
pastmiskent

Origin of misken

From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).

Words formed from misken

Words that rhyme with misken

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Questions about misken

What does misken mean?
Misken means to mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
What part of speech is misken?
Misken is a verb.
How do you pronounce misken?
Misken is pronounced /mɪsˈkɛn/.
What is the past tense of misken?
The past tense of misken is miskenned.

Words near misken in the dictionary

  1. miskeep
  2. miskeeping
  3. miskeeps
  4. Miskell
  5. Miskells
  6. misken
  7. miskenned
  8. miskenning
  9. miskennings
  10. miskens
  11. miskent

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