Misesteem
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌmɪsɪsˈtiːm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Misesteem is a noun meaning (transitive) To hold in the wrong esteem; to disrespect.
Meaning
(transitive) To hold in the wrong esteem; to disrespect.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Lack of esteem; disrespect.
Example Sentences
"My good friend Sexwolf," quoth the Norman, in very tolerable Saxon, “I pray you not so to misesteem us."
The years after the war mark the lowest depths of misesteem attached to the Napoleonic legend since Las Cases published the Memorial.
And yet, what does it matter though the low-trailing lights of a decadent literature and a fainéant criticism belittle and misesteem?
The daily sight of this my sovereign's sweet humility, and his detachment from earthly things, works in me a contagious misesteem for this brief life […]
Word Forms
- misesteems
- misesteeming
- misesteemed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misprize, disrespect, misrespect, misprision, mislike, distain.
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