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misyielded

misyielded is the simple past and past participle of misyield.

Meaning of misyield

Verb

misyield (third-person singular simple present misyields, present participle misyielding, simple past misyielded or (obsolete) misyold, past participle misyielded or (obsolete) misyold or (obsolete) misyolden)

  1. To yield incorrectly, wrongly, badly, or amiss.
    • He sternly criticised 'pygmean statesmen' who climbed the dizziest heights of power, inevitably resulting in 'misery for the mass', and he deplored the 'misyielding past' looking to the day when injustices would be turned around.1990, Michael Pollak, Sense & censorship

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Questions about misyielded

What is misyielded the simple past and past participle of?
Misyielded is the simple past and past participle of misyield.

Words near misyielded in the dictionary

  1. miswrought
  2. misy
  3. misyar
  4. misyars
  5. misyield
  6. misyielded
  7. misyielding
  8. misyields
  9. misyoke
  10. misyoked
  11. misyokes

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