misesteem

[mis-e-steem]

verb (used with object)

1. to fail to value or respect properly.

Word History and Origins

Origin of misesteem¹

First recorded in 1605–15; mis- ¹ + esteem

Example Sentences

Misesteem, mis-es-tēm′, n. want of esteem: disregard: disrespect.—v.t.

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It was a very different affair from any of Lucas's, and he did not want Lucas to misesteem it; neither did he want Lucas to be under the temptation to regard him as a ninny.

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