Mismake

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To unmake; depose. obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    To shape or form improperly; make badly or amiss; spoil in making. transitive
  3. 3
    To disturb (oneself); put (oneself) out. reflexive, transitive

Etymology

From Middle English mismaken, equivalent to mis- + make. Cognate with Dutch mismaken (“to defeature, deform”), German missmachen (“to fail to make”).

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