Misregard

/ˌmɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/ · noun

Meaning

(obsolete) Wrong understanding; misconstruction..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete) Wrong understanding; misconstruction.
2. Disregard; failure to heed or consider; contempt; neglect.
3. (transitive) To disregard; fail to heed; ignore; neglect.

Example Sentences

Here well I weene , whenas these rimes be red With misregard

As to the duke's misregard of her offer, they did remit the truth of that to the report of the persons employed by herself.

[…] poem does a turnabout as the narrator justifies that "misregard" by telling the golden-age story from the Censor's standpoint: […]

To misregard the Word is in the account of Paul, to misregard ones own Salvation, he does not prise his own Soul, as he should do: […]

[…] yet such being their resolution, that in they would, and be worshipful upon any terms, they misregarded all formerly-used steps of promotion, accounting them but unnecessary, and most rudely rushing into the very sanctuary, they immediately hung out the orange colours to testifie their conquest of the honour of knights-baronet.

Both minister and session were 'highly offended that he should have so far misregarded his pastor and provoked him to ire.'

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• misregards
• misregarding
• misregarded

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