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misthanked

misthanked is the simple past and past participle of misthank.

Meaning of misthank

Verb

misthank (third-person singular simple present misthanks, present participle misthanking, simple past and past participle misthanked)

  1. (obsolete) To express one's discontent with someone's behavior.
    • I had (in Harbour) heav'd mine Anchor o're, And ev'n already set one foot a-shoar; When lo, the Dolphin, beating 'gainst the bank, 'Gan mine obliuion moodily mis-thank:1611, Joshua Sylvester, Du Bartas: His Deume Weekes and Workes Translated, page 126
  2. To thank or give credit to someone for something they did not do.
    • If only I hadn't gotten drunk and raced around lying and misthanking .1983, Muriel Canfield Kanoza, I Wish I Could Say I Love You, page 37

Questions about misthanked

What is misthanked the simple past and past participle of?
Misthanked is the simple past and past participle of misthank.

Words near misthanked in the dictionary

  1. mistfrog
  2. mistfrogs
  3. mistful
  4. misthanasia
  5. misthank
  6. misthanked
  7. misthanking
  8. misthanks
  9. mistheist
  10. mistheists
  11. mistheorise

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