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mistryst

mistryst verb: to break an engagement with.

Verb

mistryst (third-person singular simple present mistrysts, present participle mistrysting, simple past and past participle mistrysted)

  1. (transitive) To break an engagement with.

Forms of mistryst

third-person singular presentmistrysts
present participlemistrysting
past participlemistrysted
pastmistrysted

Origin of mistryst

From mis- + tryst.

Questions about mistryst

What does mistryst mean?
Mistryst means to break an engagement with.
What part of speech is mistryst?
Mistryst is a verb.
What is the past tense of mistryst?
The past tense of mistryst is mistrysted.

Words near mistryst in the dictionary

  1. mistruthful
  2. mistruths
  3. mistry
  4. mistrying
  5. Mistrys
  6. mistryst
  7. mistrysted
  8. mistrysting
  9. mistrysts
  10. mists
  11. mists of time

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