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Misken

//mɪsˈkɛn// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive. UK, dialectal, transitive
  2. 2
    To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of. UK, dialectal, transitive
  3. 3
    To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of. UK, dialectal, transitive
  4. 4
    To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position. UK, dialectal, reflexive
  5. 5
    To fail to recognise or identify. UK, dialectal, transitive
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  1. 6
    To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny. UK, dialectal, transitive
  2. 7
    To fail to mention. UK, dialectal, transitive

Etymology

From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).

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