misguard

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verb

To fail to guard properly.

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Meanings

verbmisguard (third-person singular simple present misguards, present participle misguarding, simple past and past participle misguarded)

present singular third person misguards · participle present misguarding · participle past misguarded · past misguarded

  1. To fail to guard properly.

    six prime ministers i.e. six inner enemies misguard the king.

    2006, Bi Virūpākṣappa, Aroma of Sarana Culture, page 347
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    Modern tragedy has aimed at pointing out to men the consequences of their own misconduct, showing the direful effects which ambition, jealousy, love, resentment, and other strong emotions, when misguarded or left unrestrained, produce upon human life.

    1852, The British Controversialist and Impartial Inquirer, page 288

    God's life, death should be thy doom for so misguarding thy lord, the anointed of Jehovah!

    1924, William Canton, The Bible Story, page 206

Origin

From mis- + guard.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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