misaffection

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noun

An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.

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Meanings

nounmisaffection (countable and uncountable, plural misaffections)

plural misaffections

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableAn evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.

    It is not only ignorance that is to be removed, but misaffection.

    1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Origin

From mis- + affection.

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APA

misaffection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misaffection

MLA

“misaffection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misaffection. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misaffection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misaffection.

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