misbearing

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noun

bearing amiss, especially as pertaining to one's conduct; misconduct

OriginMiddle English misbering →
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Meanings

misbearing1

nounmisbearing (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablebearing amiss, especially as pertaining to one's conduct; misconduct
    1 more example

    Your letters of July and October 1689 are come well to hand, and I am very glad to hear of your welfare, as also that there is a way discovered of sending letters with much more security of not misbearing, than heretofore, for truly it cannot but be a desirable thing for friends to converse one with another, the which, when it cannot be personal, as ours cannot.

    1851, William Shaw Russell, Pilgrim Memorials, and Guide for Visitors to Plymouth Village

misbearing2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of misbear

Origin

misbearing · noun

  1. Middle Englishmisbering
  2. Englishmisbearing

From Middle English misbering, misberinge, equivalent to misbear + -ing.

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misbearing · verb

From misbear + -ing.

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APA

misbearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbearing

MLA

“misbearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbearing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misbearing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbearing.

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