misbid

verb, noun — 5 senses

misbid

verb

/mɪsˈbɪd/

Etymology From the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- + bid) and Middle English misbeden (“to mistreat; abuse; outrage; offend; insult”), from Old English misbēodan (“to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + bid (“to offer, declare”).

1

Obsolete To injure; mistreat.

2

Obsolete To insult; offend.

3

Ambitransitive To make an incorrect offer or bid.

  • I did my bids for that month and I misbid, and I bid all weekends.1988, Madeleine M. Leininger, Care, discovery and uses in clinical and community nursing:
4

Card games, Games Ambitransitive To bid incorrectly; bid higher or lower than actual.

  • After apologizing profusely for his errors on the first two hands, he misbid the last hand and they ended up in fifth place.2004, Jim Priebe, Takeout Double: A Bridge Mystery:
Derived terms
misbidding

misbid

noun

/ˈmɪsbɪd/

Etymology From the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- + bid) and Middle English misbeden (“to mistreat; abuse; outrage; offend; insult”), from Old English misbēodan (“to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + bid (“to offer, declare”).

1

A mistake in a bid or offer; a wrong offer or bid.

  • If you explode quite often because of misplays or misbids by the 'moron' who is ruining your game, your temper-ridden body is a good target for a sudden elevation of blood pressure, a stroke, a coronary attack.2003, Alan Sontag, The Bridge Bum: My Life and Play, page 98:

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