misrede

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verb

To advise unwisely or to bad purpose; miscounsel; misadvise.

OriginMiddle English misreden ← Old English misrǣdan →
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Meanings

verbmisrede (third-person singular simple present misredes, present participle misreding, simple past and past participle misreded)

present singular third person misredes · participle present misreding · participle past misreded · past misreded

  1. archaictransitiveTo advise unwisely or to bad purpose; miscounsel; misadvise.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmisrǣdan“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”
  2. Middle Englishmisreden
  3. Englishmisrede

From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrǣdan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + rede. Compare misread.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dereismsemired
Cite this entry
APA

misrede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misrede

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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