Meanings
verbmisbecome (third-person singular simple present misbecomes, present participle misbecoming, simple past misbecame, past participle misbecome)
present singular third person misbecomes · participle present misbecoming · past misbecame
- obsoletetransitiveTo be unsuitable for; not to befit.
It misbecame him to appear in the character of a mediator of peace, in a quarrel, the futility of which he had presumed to judge and hastily condemn.
1802, John Duncan, An appendix to seasonable hints to the younger part of the Clergy of the Church of England
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Englishbecome
- Englishmisbecome
Translations
Czech neslušet
- neslušetto be unsuitable
Cite this entry
APA
misbecome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbecome
MLA
“misbecome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbecome. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misbecome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbecome.
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