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missee

missee verb: to see incorrectly; to misperceive visually; take a wrong view of; see in a false or distorted light. Also the archaic form of missy.

Verb

missee (third-person singular simple present missees, present participle misseeing, simple past missaw, past participle misseen)

  1. (transitive) To see incorrectly; to misperceive visually; take a wrong view of; see in a false or distorted light.
  2. (intransitive) To take a wrong, false, or distorted view; fail to see accurately.

Also used as

missee is also the archaic form of missy.

Forms of missee

Verb
third-person singular presentmissees
present participlemisseeing
pastmissaw
past participlemisseen
Noun
pluralmissees

Origin of missee

From mis- + see.

Questions about missee

What does missee mean?
Missee means to see incorrectly; to misperceive visually; take a wrong view of; see in a false or distorted light.
What part of speech is missee?
Missee is a verb.
What is the past tense of missee?
The past tense of missee is missaw.

Words near missee in the dictionary

  1. missed the memo
  2. missed the point
  3. missed the wood for the trees
  4. missed the woods for the trees
  5. missed-call
  6. missee
  7. misseeing
  8. misseek
  9. misseeking
  10. misseeks
  11. misseem

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