misken
verb/mɪsˈkɛn/
Etymology From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).
7 senses
- 1To mistake one for another; mistake in point of…
- 2To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be…
- 3To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
- 4To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or…
- 5To fail to recognise or identify.
- 6To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over…
- 7To fail to mention.
- Derived terms
- miskenner, miskenning