misintend

verb

misintend

verb

Etymology From mis- + intend.

1

To intend, purpose, or direct amiss or wrongfully; mismean.

  • Come therefore, gentle death, and ease my griefe; Cut short what malice Fortune misintends.1967, Arthur Freeman, Thomas Kyd: facts and problems - Page 145:
  • He is now misintending: he has a false intention.1992, Samuel Charles Coval, Peter G. Campbell, Agency in action: the practical rational agency machine - Page 114:
Derived terms
misintended, misintending, misintention

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