mismake

verb — 3 senses

mismake

verb

Etymology From Middle English mismaken, equivalent to mis- + make. Cognate with Dutch mismaken (“to defeature, deform”), German missmachen (“to fail to make”).

1

Obsolete To unmake; depose.

2

To shape or form improperly; make badly or amiss; spoil in making.

3

To disturb (oneself); put (oneself) out.

Derived terms
mismade, mismaking

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