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miswant

miswant verb: to want (something) even though it will probably lead to one's own harm or unhappiness (e.g. an addictive drug).

Verb

miswant (third-person singular simple present miswants, present participle miswanting, simple past and past participle miswanted)

  1. (transitive) To want (something) even though it will probably lead to one's own harm or unhappiness (e.g. an addictive drug).

Forms of miswant

third-person singular presentmiswants
present participlemiswanting
past participlemiswanted
pastmiswanted

Origin of miswant

From mis- + want.

Questions about miswant

What does miswant mean?
Miswant means to want (something) even though it will probably lead to one's own harm or unhappiness (e.g. an addictive drug).
What part of speech is miswant?
Miswant is a verb.
What is the past tense of miswant?
The past tense of miswant is miswanted.

Words near miswant in the dictionary

  1. miswalks
  2. miswander
  3. miswandered
  4. miswandering
  5. miswanders
  6. miswant
  7. miswanted
  8. miswanting
  9. miswants
  10. miswarn
  11. miswarned

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