Misaffect
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To dislike. obsolete
- 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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