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mislest

mislest verb: to molest, mistreat.

Verb

mislest (third-person singular simple present mislests, present participle mislesting, simple past and past participle mislested)

  1. (England, Ireland, regional) To molest, mistreat.
    • “I'd scorn for to mislest a gentleman when he's taking his pleasure.”1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.v.12

Forms of mislest

third-person singular presentmislests
present participlemislesting
past participlemislested
pastmislested

Origin of mislest

Apparently an alteration of molest, after mis-.

Questions about mislest

What does mislest mean?
Mislest means to molest, mistreat.
What part of speech is mislest?
Mislest is a verb.
What is the past tense of mislest?
The past tense of mislest is mislested.

Words near mislest in the dictionary

  1. mislearns
  2. mislearnt
  3. misled
  4. mislen
  5. misles
  6. mislest
  7. misleto
  8. misletoe
  9. misletoes
  10. mislevel
  11. misleveled

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