mischoose

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verb

To choose incorrectly or badly; to make a wrong choice.

OriginMiddle English mischeosen →
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Meanings

verbmischoose (third-person singular simple present mischooses, present participle mischoosing, simple past mischose, past participle mischosen)

present singular third person mischooses · participle present mischoosing · past mischose · participle past mischosen

  1. ambitransitiveTo choose incorrectly or badly; to make a wrong choice.

    Up to a certain point he was a free agent , he could choose his path ; he mischose it , and he was in the toils of necessity

    1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

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misselect

Origin

  1. Middle Englishmischeosen
  2. Englishmischoose

From Middle English mischeosen, mischesen, equivalent to mis- + choose.

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APA

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MLA

“mischoose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischoose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mischoose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischoose.

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