Misbecome

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To be unsuitable for; not to befit. obsolete, transitive

    "It misbecame him to appear in the character of a mediator of peace, in a quarrel, the futility of which he had presumed to judge and hastily condemn."

Synonyms

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unbecome

Example

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"It misbecame him to appear in the character of a mediator of peace, in a quarrel, the futility of which he had presumed to judge and hastily condemn."

Etymology

From mis- + become.

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