Misaffect

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To dislike. obsolete
  2. 2
    To affect in a negative way. obsolete

    "forasmuch as this malady is caused by precedent imagination, […] the brain must needs be primarily misaffected, as the seat of reason […]"

Example

More examples

"forasmuch as this malady is caused by precedent imagination, […] the brain must needs be primarily misaffected, as the seat of reason […]"

Etymology

From mis- + affect.

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