Etymology

misdeem

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Today it means: To misjudge, to deem wrongly. Full definition →

Middle English misdemen
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommisdemen
  2. English todaymisdeem

Late 14th century, from Middle English misdemen, equivalent to mis- + deem. Cognate with Icelandic misdæma (“to misjudge”).

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