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mistreading

mistreading noun: misstep; misbehaviour.

Noun

mistreading (plural mistreadings)

  1. (obsolete) misstep; misbehaviour
    • Make me beleeue, that thou art onely mark'd
      For the hot vengeance, and the Rod of heauen
      To punish my Mistreadings. Tell me elsec. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of mistreading

pluralmistreadings

Origin of mistreading

From mis- + treading.

Questions about mistreading

What does mistreading mean?
Mistreading means misstep; misbehaviour.
What part of speech is mistreading?
Mistreading is a noun.
What is the plural of mistreading?
The plural of mistreading is mistreadings.

Words near mistreading in the dictionary

  1. mistransposing
  2. mistrap
  3. mistrapped
  4. mistrapping
  5. mistraps
  6. mistreading
  7. mistreadings
  8. mistreat
  9. mistreated
  10. mistreater
  11. mistreaters

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