missight

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noun

Sight proved to be wrong; an instance of seeing something that turned out to be something else or nothing at all.

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Meanings

nounmissight (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableSight proved to be wrong; an instance of seeing something that turned out to be something else or nothing at all.

    Perhaps this — whatever it was — was just a missight, so to speak, because her eyes weren't working properly.

    2009, Pamela Freeman, Full Circle

Origin

From mis- + sight.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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