Misesteem
//ˌmɪsɪsˈtiːm// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lack of esteem; disrespect. archaic, uncountable
"The daily sight of this my sovereign's sweet humility, and his detachment from earthly things, works in me a contagious misesteem for this brief life […]"
Verb
- 1 To hold in the wrong esteem; to disrespect. transitive
"Whatever man he be that dares to deem True poet's skill to spring of earthly race, I must him tell, that he doth misesteem Their strange estate, and eke himself disgrace By his rude ignorance."
Example
More examples"The daily sight of this my sovereign's sweet humility, and his detachment from earthly things, works in me a contagious misesteem for this brief life […]"
Etymology
From mis- + esteem. Compare French mésestime.
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