Misconfide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Misconfide is a verb meaning To confide in someone who does not deserve such trust.
Meaning
To confide in someone who does not deserve such trust.
Example Sentences
Oh, happy he who wins a bride, And she who doth not misconfide; Theirs not a life in desert wide, But comfort, joy and fame.
An effort, so scandalous to the system of representative guardians, to pervert the trust which has been misconfided to them, would, in our opinion, fully justify the Poor-law Commissioners in refusing their assent to the election.
Word Forms
- misconfides
- misconfiding
- misconfided
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mistrust, miscredit, betray, misrely, mistrist, misserve.
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