misthought

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noun

error, mistake

OriginEnglish thought ← Middle English thought ← Old English þōht →
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Meanings

nounmisthought (plural misthoughts)

plural misthoughts

  1. obsoleteerror, mistake

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*teng-
  10. Proto-Germanic*þankijaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*þanhtaz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*þą̄ht
  13. Old Englishþōht
  14. Middle Englishthought
  15. Englishthought
  16. Englishmisthought

From mis- + thought.

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APA

misthought. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misthought

MLA

“misthought.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misthought. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misthought,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misthought.

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