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Misbid
Definitions
- 1 A mistake in a bid or offer; a wrong offer or bid.
"If you explode quite often because of misplays or misbids by the 'moron' who is ruining your game, your temper-ridden body is a good target for a sudden elevation of blood pressure, a stroke, a coronary attack."
- 1 To injure; mistreat. obsolete, transitive
- 2 To insult; offend. obsolete, transitive
- 3 To make an incorrect offer or bid. ambitransitive
"I did my bids for that month and I misbid, and I bid all weekends."
- 4 To bid incorrectly; bid higher or lower than actual. ambitransitive
"After apologizing profusely for his errors on the first two hands, he misbid the last hand and they ended up in fifth place."
Etymology
From the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- + bid) and Middle English misbeden (“to mistreat; abuse; outrage; offend; insult”), from Old English misbēodan (“to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + bid (“to offer, declare”).
From the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- + bid) and Middle English misbeden (“to mistreat; abuse; outrage; offend; insult”), from Old English misbēodan (“to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + bid (“to offer, declare”).
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