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miskent

miskent is the simple past and past participle of misken.

Meaning of misken

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.

See all 7 meanings of misken

Questions about miskent

What is miskent the simple past and past participle of?
Miskent is the simple past and past participle of misken.

Words near miskent in the dictionary

  1. misken
  2. miskenned
  3. miskenning
  4. miskennings
  5. miskens
  6. miskent
  7. miskept
  8. Miskes
  9. miskey
  10. miskeyed
  11. miskeying

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