misken

M3I1S1K5E1N1
/mɪsˈkɛn/

verb

To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.

OriginMiddle English *miskennen ← Old English *miscennan →
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Meanings

verbmisken (third-person singular simple present miskens, present participle miskenning, simple past and past participle miskenned or miskent)

present singular third person miskens · participle present miskenning · participle past miskenned · past miskenned · participle past miskent · past miskent

  1. UKdialectaltransitiveTo mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
  2. UKdialectaltransitiveTo fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
  3. UKdialectaltransitiveTo misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
  4. UKdialectalreflexiveTo esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
  5. UKdialectaltransitiveTo fail to recognise or identify.
  6. UKdialectaltransitiveTo refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
  7. UKdialectaltransitiveTo fail to mention.

Origin

  1. Old English*miscennan
  2. Middle English*miskennen
  3. Englishmisken

From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with misken

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

Chicago

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

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