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10270 lines
446 KiB
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{
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"Miskito":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of an American Indian people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras":[],
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": the language of the Miskito people":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"earlier Musketa, Moskita , from Spanish Mosquito , from Miskito m\u0268skito , probably a self-designation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"mi-\u02c8sk\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105329",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Miskolc":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in northeastern Hungary northeast of Budapest population 167,754":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mish-\u02cck\u014dlts"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205126",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Miss Nancy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an effeminate boy or man : sissy":[
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"\"ain't he brave",
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"\u2014 Helen Eustis",
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"often mocked as Miss Nancys by the more emancipated",
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"\u2014 Dixon Wecter"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the name Miss Nancy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-ain-",
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"-si",
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"-\u02c8nan(t)s\u0113",
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"-aan-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195020",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Mississippi Sound":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"inlet of the Gulf of Mexico east of Lake Pontchartrain":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034632",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Mississippi catfish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": blue cat":[],
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": flathead catfish":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222352",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Mississippi kite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small kite ( Ictinia mississippiensis ) that has chiefly lead-colored plumage with a blackish tail and that is found from southern Illinois to Central America":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204743",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Mississippian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to Mississippi , its people, or the Mississippi River":[],
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": of, relating to, or being the period of the Paleozoic era in North America following the Devonian and preceding the Pennsylvanian or the corresponding system of rocks \u2014 see Geologic Time Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Mississippi River":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmi-s\u0259-\u02c8si-p\u0113-\u0259n",
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"(\u02cc)mis-\u02c8si-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140908",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Missouri gourd":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": buffalo gourd":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130415",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Missouri grape":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a woody vine ( Vitis palmata ) of the central and southern U.S.":[],
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": the fruit of the Missouri grape":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094815",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Missouri skylark":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": sprague's pipit":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220706",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mis-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bad : wrong":[
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"mis deed"
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],
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": badly : wrongly":[
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"mis judge"
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],
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": in a suspicious manner":[
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"mis doubt"
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],
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": not":[
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"mis know"
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],
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": opposite or lack of":[
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"mis trust"
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],
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": unfavorably":[
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"mis esteem"
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],
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"management information systems":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"partly from Middle English, from Old English; partly from Middle English mes-, mis- , from Anglo-French mes- , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English mis- ; akin to Old English missan to miss":"Prefix"
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184830",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"prefix"
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]
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},
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"misact":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to act or behave in an improper or incorrect manner":[
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"In football, you get a 15-yard penalty if you do something like gouge an unsuspecting running back in the eyes. \u2026 In soccer, if you misact , they hand out little cards, which I think say, \"Don't do that again or we'll give you another little card.\"",
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"\u2014 Jim Brewer"
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],
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": to perform a part or role in a poor or unsuitable manner":[
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"Actors and managers have not always penetration enough to dive into the truth of character and are therefore content to receive it from tradition and misact it \u2026",
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"\u2014 William Popple"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8akt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161920",
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"misadventure":{
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"antonyms":[
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"fortune",
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"luck",
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"serendipity"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": misfortune , mishap":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"His vacation turned into a series of misadventures .",
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"a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On page or screen, Harry Potter was a fantasy of adolescence, filtering all the milestones of growing up through a prism of magical misadventure . \u2014 A.a. Dowd, The Week , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Another misadventure , involved manufacturing exploding cigarettes, one of which surprised a grim Polish general at an embassy function. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"As for his misadventure while putting on the final hole, Scheffler took it in stride. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"And his now infamous misadventure in Ukraine offers a cautionary tale about lionizing Americans who are pulling up stakes and seeking to insert themselves into a war zone. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"In ten years, Beijing may see this not as a masterstroke but a misadventure . \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"The pair ended up dodging angry investors, employees and authorities while on the run for months, in a misadventure that ended with police locating them thanks to a non-vegan Domino\u2019s pizza order. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"The encounter with Peters, whom Cooper plays as a volcanic font of macho posturing and horniness, is the movie\u2019s highlight, a misadventure involving a waterbed delivery, a gas shortage, and some wondrous timing. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"Elisa Zuritsky said that her own personal experience with a flash period inspired Charlotte's latest misadventure . \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 1 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English mesaventure , from Anglo-French, from mesavenir to turn out badly, from mes- mis- + avenir to happen, from Latin advenire \u2014 more at adventure":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmi-s\u0259d-\u02c8ven-ch\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adversity",
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"ill",
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"knock",
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"mischance",
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"misfortune",
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"mishap",
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"tragedy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192839",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"misadventurous":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": unfortunate , unlucky":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6mis+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105306",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"misadvise":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to give wrong or poor advice to (someone)":[
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"\u2026 he felt that his attorneys failed to answer his specific questions and misadvised him on the potential consequences of his plea agreement.",
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"\u2014 Mitchell Byars"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183816",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"misaim":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to aim poorly or incorrectly":[
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"When you misaim both your eyes and your putter head, the only chance you have to hole the putt is to make a bad putting stroke \u2026",
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"\u2014 T. J. Tomasi",
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"Some ads targeted at me have been laughably misaimed \u2026",
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"\u2014 Michael Hiltzik"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8\u0101m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174154",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"misalign":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to align badly or incorrectly":[
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"\u2026 the rear coach loosened an axle crossing a rough switch frog , misaligning the wheels so that they came off the track and bumped along the ties \u2026",
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"\u2014 Terry Pindell",
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"Even minor movement can cause the cords in the wireless charger to misalign and the charging to stop.",
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"\u2014 Rishabh Jain"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021845",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"misalignment":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the condition of being out of correct position or improperly adjusted : bad or incorrect alignment":[
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"Over time, because of damage and wear, typewriters develop faults and misalignments that render their typescript unique.",
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"\u2014 Laney Salisbury et al.",
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"\u2026 overuse injuries are all too often the consequence of poor technique or misalignment of body parts.",
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"\u2014 Jane E. Brody"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bn-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225020",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"misalliance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a marriage between persons unsuited to each other":[],
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": an improper alliance":[],
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": m\u00e9salliance":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Farber set the tragedy in a bleak Scottish no man\u2019s land, where a mournful cello underscores a doleful marital misalliance . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Ultimately, Malinowski concludes, the relationship between nobles and Nazis was a misalliance in which attraction prevailed over repulsion. \u2014 Christopher R. Browning, The New York Review of Books , 15 June 2021",
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"Clare was the unfortunate evidence of that misalliance . \u2014 Hilton Als, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1738, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"modification of French m\u00e9salliance":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmi-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022306",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"misallocate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to allocate (something, such as money or resources) poorly or improperly":[
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"allegedly misallocated company funds",
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"Top managers misallocate resources, overpay themselves, and ignore other, possibly better ways of motivating employees\u2014all because giving out options is \"free.\"",
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"\u2014 Justin Fox"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The authors of that USC paper acknowledged that rent control is a blunt tool that can misallocate capital in housing. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 July 2021",
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"Industrial policy of this sort would misallocate capital in a way that would slow the economy\u2019s transition to a post-virus new normal. \u2014 Glenn Hubbard, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2020",
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"Without collaboration, companies may fail to fully consider partner capabilities and incentives in investments and so may misallocate resources. \u2014 Daniel Pellathy And Ted Stank, WSJ , 9 July 2020",
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"This will drastically misallocate necessary funding for services such as public health and education, harming those most vulnerable. \u2014 Adam Eichen, The New Republic , 27 June 2019",
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"LaMore, who was executive director of the organization, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah A.L. Merriam to conspiring to misallocate federal funds to pay his salary and to inflating invoices to obtain additional cash for himself. \u2014 David Owens, courant.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
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"This is not a place that can afford to misallocate hundreds of millions of dollars in educational funds. \u2014 Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer , 1 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095044",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"misallocation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the act or an instance of misallocating something (such as money or resources) : poor or improper allocation":[
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"misallocation of tax dollars",
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"And there are many who would say that any interference with a free market system \u2026 inevitably results in misallocations of resources just because planners cannot be omniscient.",
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"\u2014 R. Weiss et al."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Conversations held after mass shootings typically tend to focus on background checks, but, given that mass shooters almost always pass those checks, this represents a chronic misallocation of effort. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 27 May 2022",
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"The improper figures resulted in a misallocation of $9.8 million in state and local funding throughout 2016 to 2021. \u2014 Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"But forcing insurance companies to pay up to 20 times the retail rate for tests creates a sizable moral hazard problem and misallocation of resources that should not be ignored. \u2014 Cameron Kaplan, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"In the meantime, reorganizing energy supplies around technologies that are not yet ready for primetime continues to be a massive misallocation of capital, with consequences that are bad for consumers, business, and our geopolitical interests. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"With the passage of Obamacare, the misallocation got even worse. \u2014 John C. Goodman, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"More important, though, this misallocation of resources will hurt everyday Americans who buy stocks such as Nikola. \u2014 Sean-michael Pigeon, National Review , 2 Aug. 2021",
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"Thirteen percent of recall proponents cited business closures as their motivation; 12 percent cited the misallocation of state unemployment payments; and 10 percent said Newsom\u2019s attendance at a party during the lockdown cinched their recall vote. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"So there is naturally going to be a misallocation of capital away from companies that may need financing. \u2014 Sean-michael Pigeon, National Review , 2 Aug. 2021"
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"misanalysis":{
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"definitions":{
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"\u2026 is indelibly associated with what is surely one of the two or three greatest disasters in the history of American foreign policy\u2014the misanalysis of the Chinese revolution of the 1940s \u2026",
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"\u2014 Chalmers Johnson"
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": a person who hates men":[
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"The best example of why not all feminists are misandrists is the fact that men can be feminists.",
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"\u2014 David Bubbins"
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],
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": characterized by or expressing misandry or hatred of men":[
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"Most guys, if they are honest with themselves, can recognize the kernel of truth in these misandrist barbs about how they conduct themselves in domestic and relationship affairs.",
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"\u2014 Sam McManis",
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"Misandrist imagery is not confined to journalism. Soap operas are full of male figures who are pathetic, aggressive or just plain stupid.",
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"\u2014 Jack O'Sullivan"
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]
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},
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8mi-\u02ccsan-drist",
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"\u02c8mis-\u02ccan-drist"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105721",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"It should be noted here that Liandrin brushes aside a lock of Moiraine\u2019s hair in a way that suggests her ostensible misandry may be twinned with an attraction to other women, or at least to Moiraine herself. \u2014 Sean T. Collins, Vulture , 3 Dec. 2021"
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"mis- (as in misanthropy ) + andr- + -y entry 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052928",
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": a person who hates or distrusts humankind":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Many members of the contemporary movie audience, only marginally socialized, would have made a misanthrope of Gandhi; they undermine every argument for intelligent design in the universe. \u2014 James Morris , Wilson Quarterly , Autumn 2005",
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"It is perhaps not the healthiest tendency for a man who is already if not a hermit at least a part-time misanthrope . \u2014 Edmund White , Vanity Fair , September 1996",
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"Rather she is the genuine article, a misanthrope so pure she can't understand \"why solitary confinement is considered punishment.\" \u2014 Lewis Burke Frumkes , New York Times Book Review , 10 May 1992",
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"The young people thought him a gloomy misanthrope , because he never joined in their sports\u2014the old men thought still more hardly of him, because he followed no trade, \u2026 \u2014 Washington Irving , Salmagundi , November 24, 1807 , in History, Tales, and Sketches , 1977",
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"a former misanthrope who now professes a newly discovered love of mankind",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For all its rage and grotesquerie, that book was ultimately a conversion story about a depressive misanthrope who learns to live again, aided by psychopharmaceuticals and a brush with mass tragedy. \u2014 Jess Bergman, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
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"From the far side of the door, Frank seemed like a misanthrope who maybe didn\u2019t like his brother very much. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 30 Dec. 2021",
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"My favorite early-20th-century humor writer was Stephen Leacock, a joyful misanthrope who found much to lampoon in human behavior, particularly the overheated prose in Victorian drama. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"Anyway, Padgett's target is Cameron Kweller (Cobra Kai's Tanner Buchanan), a moody misanthrope with a passion for photography. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 27 Aug. 2021",
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"Tyler remains the lonely misanthrope that arguably changed the face of rap \u2014 just a lot wealthier and wiser. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2021",
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"In the book, Hazel\u2019s father, Herb, is a misanthrope covered in wispy white hair. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 4 May 2021",
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"Van Name, who had grown up in a family of Yale scholars, was a lifelong bachelor and confirmed misanthrope , preferring the company of trees and birds to that of people. \u2014 Melissa Groo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The author is a bit of a misanthrope , but his misanthropy is central to the text and explains some of its appeal. \u2014 Christian Alejandro Gonzalez, National Review , 21 Feb. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1683, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek misanthr\u014dpos hating humankind, from misein to hate + anthr\u014dpos human being":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mi-s\u1d4an-\u02ccthr\u014dp",
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"\u02c8mis-\u1d4an-\u02ccthr\u014dp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cynic",
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"naysayer",
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"pessimist"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105343",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"misanthropic":{
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"uncynical"
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],
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": marked by a hatred or contempt for humankind":[
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"The moral corruption he saw around him made him misanthropic ."
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],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope":[
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"He was shunned because of his miserable misanthropic nature."
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]
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"examples":[
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"a misanthropic outlook on life that probably stems from a childhood filled with physical and emotional abuse",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Men is indeed an anxious, even misanthropic film, rapturous in its vision of solitude and quick to remind the viewer of how fragile and fleeting that solitude can be. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
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"Nicholson would win his third Oscar for playing a misanthropic , misogynistic author who forges an unlikely friendship with a waitress and an artist. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"But that is misanthropic \u2014maybe, at its core, inhumane. \u2014 Latria Graham, Outside Online , 21 Sep. 2020",
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"Helen Mirren plays a single mother who develops a relationship with a misanthropic author (Jack Nicholson) in James L. Brook\u2019s winning dramedy. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Especially, of course, for any composer with a deep misanthropic streak, like Mark Oliver Everett, aka E, the frontman for the quirk-rocking, lower-case eels. \u2014 Tom Lanham, SPIN , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
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"There are misanthropic doctors and bishops with gambling debts. \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The scrutiny wreaks havoc on the misanthropic Jones, who would rather hide out at her local bar, drinking away past traumas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Is there anything more misanthropic and sociopathic in our national politics"
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccmis-\u1d4an-\u02c8thr\u00e4p-ik",
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"\u02ccmi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8thr\u00e4-pik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for misanthropic cynical , misanthropic , pessimistic mean deeply distrustful. cynical implies having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity. cynical about politicians' motives misanthropic suggests a rooted distrust and dislike of human beings and their society. a solitary and misanthropic artist pessimistic implies having a gloomy, distrustful view of life. pessimistic about the future",
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"misanthropy":{
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"There\u2019s a gleeful misanthropy that runs throughout your music. \u2014 Andy O'connor, SPIN , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Reading in a public place is not an act of misanthropy , an in-your-face screw you to the people around us. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Perhaps the best, most unpleasant variant here is Jostein, whose misanthropy emerges on a bender that tallies, at a rough count, 10 beers, six J\u00e4germeisters, four glasses of wine, two vodka Red Bulls, two gin and tonics and a whiskey. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"The autumnal melancholy one expects in a solitary rambler is instead a wintry misanthropy , leading not to observational insight but to sneers. \u2014 Alejandro Chacoff, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Her fiction, full of misanthropy , madness and murder, tends to be viewed through the lens of her personal torments and, more generally, of the misogyny of the age. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 9 July 2021",
|
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"Perfect for budding ornithologists or the misanthropy -curious, this midsize guano-and-stone property boasts the wildlife of a birdhouse and the night life of a lighthouse. \u2014 Simon Webster, The New Yorker , 14 May 2021",
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"Under conditions like these, Highsmith could protect her misanthropy , indulge her alcoholism and homosexuality; her creature, Ripley, can move into a new, better identity altogether. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2021",
|
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"His manner was one of friendly imperiousness and skepticism, with a hint of misanthropy . \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 22 Feb. 2021"
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"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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"mi-\u02c8san(t)-thr\u0259-p\u0113",
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"mis-\u02c8an(t)-thr\u0259-p\u0113"
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],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201509",
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]
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},
|
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"misapplication":{
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"definitions":{
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": the act or an instance of applying something incorrectly or improperly":[
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"a misapplication of the law",
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"herbicide misapplication"
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],
|
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": the act or an instance of misusing or spending something (such as public money) without proper authority":[
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"\u2026 a bank president was convicted of misapplication after he programmed the bank's computer not to debit his personal checking account when it would otherwise have been overdrawn.",
|
|
"\u2014 Stanley S. Arkin"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02cca-pl\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015847",
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"type":[
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]
|
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},
|
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"misapply":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to apply incorrectly or improperly":[
|
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"They recognized deer, bears, and wolves and misapplied European names to buffalo and robins, but strange animals, plants, geography, and weather needed new words.",
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"\u2014 Jack Weatherford"
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],
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": to use or spend (something, such as public money) without proper authority":[
|
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"He also was convicted of misapplying government funds.",
|
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"\u2014 Suzanne Russell"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmi-s\u0259-\u02c8pl\u012b",
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u0259-\u02c8pl\u012b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163851",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb",
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]
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},
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"misapprehend":{
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"antonyms":[
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"appreciate",
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"apprehend",
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"catch",
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"comprehend",
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"conceive",
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"fathom",
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"get",
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"grasp",
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"grok",
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"know",
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"make out",
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"penetrate",
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"perceive",
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"savvy",
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"see",
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"seize",
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"take in",
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"understand"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Some people misapprehend it and think of as imitation. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
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"But to call him a \u2018man of the Right\u2019 is to misapprehend his own words and actions. \u2014 John Hirschauer, National Review , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Traditionally, that's led to things like snakes on stage and misapprehended awards speeches. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 20 Aug. 2018",
|
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"This isn\u2019t just shooting your mouth off on the stump\u2014this is the nation\u2019s top lawyer completely misapprehending what judges do and what states are. \u2014 Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine , 20 Apr. 2017",
|
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"Yet by the same logic, giving Washington and Jefferson a pass for being slaveholders misapprehends a moral problem embedded in our nation at its conception. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2017",
|
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"This is a silly parlor game that misapprehends James\u2019s gifts, which have never been those of a pure scorer. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 10 June 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1628, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)mis-\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hend"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"misconstrue",
|
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"misinterpret",
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"misknow",
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"misperceive",
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"misread",
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"miss",
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"mistake",
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"misunderstand"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071947",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"misapprehension":{
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"antonyms":[
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"appreciate",
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"apprehend",
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"catch",
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"comprehend",
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"conceive",
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"fathom",
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"get",
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"grasp",
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"grok",
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"know",
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"make out",
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"penetrate",
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"perceive",
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"savvy",
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"see",
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"seize",
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"take in",
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"understand"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some people misapprehend it and think of as imitation. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"But to call him a \u2018man of the Right\u2019 is to misapprehend his own words and actions. \u2014 John Hirschauer, National Review , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"Traditionally, that's led to things like snakes on stage and misapprehended awards speeches. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 20 Aug. 2018",
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"This isn\u2019t just shooting your mouth off on the stump\u2014this is the nation\u2019s top lawyer completely misapprehending what judges do and what states are. \u2014 Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine , 20 Apr. 2017",
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"Yet by the same logic, giving Washington and Jefferson a pass for being slaveholders misapprehends a moral problem embedded in our nation at its conception. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2017",
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"This is a silly parlor game that misapprehends James\u2019s gifts, which have never been those of a pure scorer. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 10 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1628, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)mis-\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hend"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"misconstrue",
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"misinterpret",
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"misknow",
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"misperceive",
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"misread",
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"miss",
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"mistake",
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"misunderstand"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222136",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"misappropriate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to appropriate wrongly (as by theft or embezzlement)":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"They accused him of misappropriating town funds.",
|
|
"a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The deaf quadriplegic man later died at a care facility, and Murdaugh is accused of using his prestige and reputation as a lawyer to secretly misappropriate settlement funds for his personal use, including to pay back loans. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
|
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"One of the indictments alleges the ex-banker conspired to misappropriate to Murdaugh $309,581.46 in funds Laffitte held in trust as conservator for Hakeem L. Pinckney and his estate at Palmetto State Bank. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Realizing this, Aram hacks into the GreyLock system and destroys the main source code, ensuring that no one will ever misappropriate his work again. \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"An investigation revealed that McNabney had allowed his Chief Operating Officer, who was his wife Elisa, to misappropriate money from the firm\u2019s client trust account. \u2014 Joseph Rhee, ABC News , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jason Schrock, a co-creator of the now-defunct A3 charter school network, pleaded guilty in February to one count of conspiracy to misappropriate public funds and one count of conflict of interest. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Walsh is not the only GOP lawmaker to misappropriate the Star of David. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"The assistant might then interpret the request as a demand to misappropriate a dose, Vian explained. \u2014 Laura J. Nelson, oregonlive , 18 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Google makes several voluntary commitments, including a promise not to misappropriate content from rivals\u2019 websites. \u2014 Brent Kendall And Valentina Pop, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmi-s\u0259-\u02c8pr\u014d-pr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"appropriate",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"filch",
|
|
"heist",
|
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"hook",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pilfer",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"purloin",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"snitch",
|
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"steal",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thieve"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191242",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"misbecoming":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to be inappropriate or unbecoming to":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-bi-\u02c8k\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200742",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"misbegotten":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"legitimate"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": contemptible":[
|
|
"a misbegotten scoundrel"
|
|
],
|
|
": deformed":[
|
|
"The road brought you to a desert place among ruins, where was a door in a hillside, and hard by the door a misbegotten pine.",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Louis Stevenson"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a disreputable or improper origin : ill-conceived":[
|
|
"antiquated and misbegotten tax laws",
|
|
"\u2014 R. M. Blough"
|
|
],
|
|
": unlawfully conceived : born to parents not married to each other":[
|
|
"a misbegotten child"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a misbegotten child who never knew his father",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This episode of What\u2019s Ahead lays out why the move is utterly misbegotten . \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"This places a mark on the back of anyone who doesn\u2019t fit their narrow, misbegotten notions of who belongs in America \u2014 which is, increasingly, to their fear and chagrin, most of us. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The story of these misbegotten investments was, at times, surreal. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The state is now embroiled in a lawsuit over the costs of undoing the misbegotten arrangement. \u2014 Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"This misbegotten attempt to revisit that project proves that the opposite is just as true in equal measures. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Supreme Court created a legal mess with its misbegotten 5-4 McGirt ruling in 2020, and the complications keep coming. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Each signature victory is of the stripe that can redeem any misbegotten season. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The pregnant woman on the stretcher has become one of the most memorable images from the misbegotten Ukraine war. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-bi-\u02c8g\u00e4-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baseborn",
|
|
"bastard",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"spurious",
|
|
"supposititious",
|
|
"unfathered"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162724",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misbehave":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to behave before or in the presence of the enemy in a way that does not conform to military standards or practice":[
|
|
"\u2026 has been charged with desertion and misbehaving before the enemy \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Dan Lamothe"
|
|
],
|
|
": to behave in an unexpected or unwelcome way":[
|
|
"After five floods in four years, people in Liberty County are used to seeing the Trinity River misbehave .",
|
|
"\u2014 Adam Nossiter"
|
|
],
|
|
": to behave with disregard for accepted moral standards especially in sexual matters":[
|
|
"known for misbehaving with numerous women"
|
|
],
|
|
": to behave with poor manners or a lack of courtesy":[
|
|
"He worried about the decline of family discipline, about the fact that local youth went out walking after dark, wasted time in levity, misbehaved in church.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tracy Kidder"
|
|
],
|
|
": to conduct (oneself) badly or improperly":[
|
|
"students who frequently misbehave themselves in class"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
|
|
"-b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182812",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misbehaving":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to behave before or in the presence of the enemy in a way that does not conform to military standards or practice":[
|
|
"\u2026 has been charged with desertion and misbehaving before the enemy \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Dan Lamothe"
|
|
],
|
|
": to behave in an unexpected or unwelcome way":[
|
|
"After five floods in four years, people in Liberty County are used to seeing the Trinity River misbehave .",
|
|
"\u2014 Adam Nossiter"
|
|
],
|
|
": to behave with disregard for accepted moral standards especially in sexual matters":[
|
|
"known for misbehaving with numerous women"
|
|
],
|
|
": to behave with poor manners or a lack of courtesy":[
|
|
"He worried about the decline of family discipline, about the fact that local youth went out walking after dark, wasted time in levity, misbehaved in church.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tracy Kidder"
|
|
],
|
|
": to conduct (oneself) badly or improperly":[
|
|
"students who frequently misbehave themselves in class"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
|
|
"-b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071730",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misbelief":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"truth",
|
|
"verity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": erroneous or false belief : heresy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the common misbelief that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lilith Fair also helped contribute to the misbelief that music made by women had to be personal, had to be polite, and had to include an acoustic guitar. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"His research focuses on the psychology of human misbelief , particularly false beliefs people hold about themselves. \u2014 Carmen Sanchez, Scientific American , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"So prevalence turbocharges false news, and echo chambers then turn into self-perpetuating whirlwinds of misbelief . \u2014 Monique Brouillette, National Geographic , 18 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"This six-part series, which begins on Sunday on Showtime, isn\u2019t easy to climb aboard, especially for American viewers steeped in the misbelief that the passions of the Vietnam War era were exclusive to the United States. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"fallacy",
|
|
"falsehood",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"misconception",
|
|
"myth",
|
|
"old wives' tale",
|
|
"untruth"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045123",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miscalculate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to calculate wrongly : to make a miscalculation":[
|
|
"This fall, publishers badly miscalculated the public's appetite for celebrity tell-alls.",
|
|
"\u2014 Patrick M. Reilly",
|
|
"\u2026 the bosses simply weren't ready when it turned out they had miscalculated badly.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kevin Drum"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1633, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"mis-\u02c8kal-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8kal-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204430",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miscalculation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mistake in calculation : wrong calculation":[
|
|
"a costly miscalculation",
|
|
"\u2026 ruled that utility shareholders, not electricity consumers, must pay for some or all of the miscalculations that resulted in excessive expansion or cost overruns.",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter Nulty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02cckal-ky\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095704",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miscarry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to come to harm":[],
|
|
": to suffer miscarriage of a fetus":[],
|
|
": to fail to achieve the intended purpose : go wrong or amiss":[
|
|
"the plan miscarried"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fail to reach the intended destination":[
|
|
"the letter has miscarried"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)mis-\u02c8kar-\u0113",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8ker-\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02ccka-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8mis-\u02ccker-\u0113",
|
|
"mis-\u02c8ker-\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8ka-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misfire"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried , and all were lost",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But experts and advocates fear repercussions could reach even further, affecting care for women who miscarry , couples seeking fertility treatments and access to some forms of contraception. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst And Lindsey Tanner, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"And as my colleague Melissa Gira Grant has noted, there is already a movement afoot in some jurisdictions for law-enforcement agencies to scrutinize pregnant women who miscarry or give birth to stillborn children even while Roe is intact. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Many people who develop Asherman's cannot conceive, and those who do often miscarry . \u2014 Sarah N. Lynch, Health.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"This is largely because many livestock ranchers don\u2019t want the competition for space and grass, and are worried about the spread of brucellosis, a disease that can cause livestock, as well as deer, elk, and other wildlife, to miscarry their fetuses. \u2014 Louise Johns, Wired , 12 June 2021",
|
|
"This is largely because many livestock ranchers don\u2019t want the competition for space and grass, and are worried about the spread of brucellosis, a disease that can cause livestock, as well as deer, elk, and other wildlife, to miscarry their fetuses. \u2014 Louise Johns, Wired , 12 June 2021",
|
|
"This is largely because many livestock ranchers don\u2019t want the competition for space and grass, and are worried about the spread of brucellosis, a disease that can cause livestock, as well as deer, elk, and other wildlife, to miscarry their fetuses. \u2014 Louise Johns, Wired , 12 June 2021",
|
|
"The process used to come up with the 82% figure ignores any women who were vaccinated in the first and second trimester and didn't miscarry , data thathas not yet been released. \u2014 Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY , 25 July 2021",
|
|
"This is largely because many livestock ranchers don\u2019t want the competition for space and grass, and are worried about the spread of brucellosis, a disease that can cause livestock, as well as deer, elk, and other wildlife, to miscarry their fetuses. \u2014 Louise Johns, Wired , 12 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155438"
|
|
},
|
|
"miscellanea":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collection of miscellaneous (see miscellaneous sense 1 ) objects or writings":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nevertheless, four tons of documents and secondary copies of films, plus newsreels and miscellanea \u2014 old projectors meant for display and other, more necessary equipment used to repair current machines \u2014 were lost in the fire. \u2014 Ela Bittencourt, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The lifelong home of 80-year-old Francisca Cano has become a warehouse of miscellanea . \u2014 Emilio Morenatti, ajc , 25 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"In these entrepreneurial hands one store became three, and the Masons spent the 1980s becoming one of the nation\u2019s most important distributors of adult miscellanea for gay men. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The rest of the album is equally littered with self-realizations and millennial miscellanea . \u2014 Karen Muller, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1571, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from neuter plural of miscellaneus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ny\u0259",
|
|
"\u02ccmi-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"alphabet soup",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"collage",
|
|
"crazy quilt",
|
|
"farrago",
|
|
"gallimaufry",
|
|
"grab bag",
|
|
"gumbo",
|
|
"hash",
|
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"hodgepodge",
|
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"hotchpotch",
|
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"jambalaya",
|
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"jumble",
|
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"jungle",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doine",
|
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"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
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"menagerie",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
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"mixed bag",
|
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"montage",
|
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"motley",
|
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"muddle",
|
|
"olio",
|
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"olla podrida",
|
|
"omnium-gatherum",
|
|
"pastiche",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"patchwork quilt",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
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"ragbag",
|
|
"ragout",
|
|
"rummage",
|
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"salad",
|
|
"salmagundi",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
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"smorgasbord",
|
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"stew",
|
|
"tumble",
|
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"variety",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120910",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miscellaneous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"homogeneous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous":[],
|
|
": dealing with or interested in diverse subjects":[
|
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"as a writer I was too miscellaneous",
|
|
"\u2014 George Santayana"
|
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],
|
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": having various traits":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The coyotes, in other words, also munched rabbits, woodchucks, meadow mice, deer mice, jumping mice, and freelance miscellaneous booty like frogs and fallen apples and muskrats, \u2026 \u2014 Edward Hoagland , Harper's , June 2007",
|
|
"The sandhogs' word for a miscellaneous happening in which a sandhog is injured is mishap. \u2014 Alec Wilkinson , Double Take , Summer 2001",
|
|
"\u2026 we came upon what must have been his camp, a rather elaborate shelter made of lashed saplings and covered with plastic sheeting; empty Clorox bottles were scattered around, along with rope, canned goods, and what Huck Finn would have called his traps\u2014the miscellaneous pots, clothing, and whatnot that you lug around through life. \u2014 Franklin Burroughs , The River Home , 1992",
|
|
"a miscellaneous collection of tools",
|
|
"the bottom of the drawer was always a miscellaneous accumulation of odds and ends",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"An adjacent room features art, wall hangings, housewares, china, glassware, miscellaneous items and jewelry. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The woman also discovered a bag containing miscellaneous items in their garage. \u2014 Veronica Fulton, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Animal- miscellaneous : Meadowhill Lane Police knocked repeatedly at a home on the afternoon of March 2 but could not locate the residents, including the dog that was the subject of an animal-at-large complaint. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Enter the world of miscellaneous beauty accessories, those supplemental gadgets or applicators that can enhance or simplify your beauty routine. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Included are unpublished photos of Gendron, personal anecdotes, photos of the author\u2019s weapons and other miscellaneous content. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"In addition to the tentpole features, Apple also announced miscellaneous new ones like Siri Pause Time, which forces Siri to wait before responding to queries or commands. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The backpacks from your youth were probably on the bulkier side, holding all of your textbooks and miscellaneous school supplies. \u2014 Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The first day of the event will include miscellaneous items from ALDOT offices across the state, including computers, monitors, printers, generators, tools, office furniture, laptops, trailers, golf carts, lawnmowers and more. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 5 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin miscellaneus , from miscellus mixed":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ny\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02ccmi-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assorted",
|
|
"eclectic",
|
|
"heterogeneous",
|
|
"indiscriminate",
|
|
"kitchen-sink",
|
|
"magpie",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"piebald",
|
|
"promiscuous",
|
|
"raggle-taggle",
|
|
"ragtag",
|
|
"varied"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073120",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miscellaneousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"homogeneous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous":[],
|
|
": dealing with or interested in diverse subjects":[
|
|
"as a writer I was too miscellaneous",
|
|
"\u2014 George Santayana"
|
|
],
|
|
": having various traits":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The coyotes, in other words, also munched rabbits, woodchucks, meadow mice, deer mice, jumping mice, and freelance miscellaneous booty like frogs and fallen apples and muskrats, \u2026 \u2014 Edward Hoagland , Harper's , June 2007",
|
|
"The sandhogs' word for a miscellaneous happening in which a sandhog is injured is mishap. \u2014 Alec Wilkinson , Double Take , Summer 2001",
|
|
"\u2026 we came upon what must have been his camp, a rather elaborate shelter made of lashed saplings and covered with plastic sheeting; empty Clorox bottles were scattered around, along with rope, canned goods, and what Huck Finn would have called his traps\u2014the miscellaneous pots, clothing, and whatnot that you lug around through life. \u2014 Franklin Burroughs , The River Home , 1992",
|
|
"a miscellaneous collection of tools",
|
|
"the bottom of the drawer was always a miscellaneous accumulation of odds and ends",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"An adjacent room features art, wall hangings, housewares, china, glassware, miscellaneous items and jewelry. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The woman also discovered a bag containing miscellaneous items in their garage. \u2014 Veronica Fulton, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Animal- miscellaneous : Meadowhill Lane Police knocked repeatedly at a home on the afternoon of March 2 but could not locate the residents, including the dog that was the subject of an animal-at-large complaint. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Enter the world of miscellaneous beauty accessories, those supplemental gadgets or applicators that can enhance or simplify your beauty routine. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Included are unpublished photos of Gendron, personal anecdotes, photos of the author\u2019s weapons and other miscellaneous content. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"In addition to the tentpole features, Apple also announced miscellaneous new ones like Siri Pause Time, which forces Siri to wait before responding to queries or commands. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The backpacks from your youth were probably on the bulkier side, holding all of your textbooks and miscellaneous school supplies. \u2014 Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The first day of the event will include miscellaneous items from ALDOT offices across the state, including computers, monitors, printers, generators, tools, office furniture, laptops, trailers, golf carts, lawnmowers and more. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 5 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin miscellaneus , from miscellus mixed":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ny\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02ccmi-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assorted",
|
|
"eclectic",
|
|
"heterogeneous",
|
|
"indiscriminate",
|
|
"kitchen-sink",
|
|
"magpie",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"piebald",
|
|
"promiscuous",
|
|
"raggle-taggle",
|
|
"ragtag",
|
|
"varied"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180605",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miscellany":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collection of writings on various subjects":[],
|
|
": a mixture of various things":[],
|
|
": separate writings collected in one volume":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a miscellany of old toys",
|
|
"the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What better portal into the world of Pablo than through the miscellany preserved by his family",
|
|
"Without mandates, shot uptake depends on the miscellany of motivation. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But how well does such a delightful miscellany translate into an everyday politics",
|
|
"Of course, if the challenge was just about clothes, women like me could have kept subsisting on the ill-fitting miscellany of Lane Bryant. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Not a guide to gynocentric plot-building\u2014more of a roaming miscellany of heroines across the ages. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Despite its homage to happenstance, a consistent design runs through this miscellany . \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 11 June 2021",
|
|
"Diamond\u2019s aesthetic, rather, rests on a miscellany of references, some of which converge and most that contradict. \u2014 Allie Holloway; Styling By Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"For the rest, a miscellany of pieces struggling to squeeze into dubious themes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably modification of French miscellan\u00e9es , plural, from Latin miscellanea":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mi-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-n\u0113",
|
|
"chiefly British mi-\u02c8se-l\u0259-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"alphabet soup",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"collage",
|
|
"crazy quilt",
|
|
"farrago",
|
|
"gallimaufry",
|
|
"grab bag",
|
|
"gumbo",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jambalaya",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"jungle",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doine",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"menagerie",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"mixed bag",
|
|
"montage",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"olio",
|
|
"olla podrida",
|
|
"omnium-gatherum",
|
|
"pastiche",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"patchwork quilt",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"ragbag",
|
|
"ragout",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"salad",
|
|
"salmagundi",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"smorgasbord",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003738",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misch metal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a complex alloy of rare earth elements used especially in tracer bullets and as a flint in lighters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German Mischmetall , from mischen to mix + Metall metal":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mish-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103231",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mischance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a piece of bad luck : mishap":[],
|
|
": bad luck":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"two enemies brought together by mischance",
|
|
"the smallest mischance could spell disaster for our plan",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Timothy Naftali, New York University historian But mischance and error plagued the U.S. effort to divert the missile crisis. \u2014 Glenn Garvin, miamiherald , 18 Oct. 2015"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English mischaunce , from Anglo-French meschance , from mes- mis- + chance chance":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8chan(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mischance misfortune , mischance , adversity , mishap mean adverse fortune or an instance of this. misfortune may apply to either the incident or conjunction of events that is the cause of an unhappy change of fortune or to the ensuing state of distress. never lost hope even in the depths of misfortune mischance applies especially to a situation involving no more than slight inconvenience or minor annoyance. took the wrong road by mischance adversity applies to a state of grave or persistent misfortune. had never experienced great adversity mishap applies to an often trivial instance of bad luck. the usual mishaps of a family vacation",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accident",
|
|
"casualty",
|
|
"mishap"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170558",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mischief":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent":[
|
|
"the polished floor \u2026 often causes mischiefs \u2014bruises, sprains, dislocations",
|
|
"\u2014 Herbert Spencer"
|
|
],
|
|
": action that annoys or irritates":[
|
|
"Halloween mischiefs"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of being mischievous : mischievousness":[
|
|
"had mischief in his eyes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's hard to keep him out of mischief .",
|
|
"the children claimed that setting off a firecracker was harmless mischief , but they got a lecture anyway",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Several of Bochner\u2019s works crib from the New Math directly, making mischief with class assignments. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But there are still plenty of hours left in the day for policy mischief directed at other countries, too. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Blessed with a cast that seems positively delighted to indulge in risible stage mischief , director Raymond O. Caldwell works the levers of Bioh\u2019s satire with rewarding dexterity. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"There was nothing to do after school, so teen-agers found mischief . \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Barron had been in custody since June for one charge of unauthorized entry of motor vehicle and criminal mischief , officials said. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Ware was on probation at the time after pleading guilty to residential burglary and criminal mischief convictions for kicking down Nelson's door at her previous residence in July 2016, tearing up the home and punching her in the face several times. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Hughes and Corsi were both arrested on charges of damage to property \u2014 criminal mischief . \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Metro Jail records indicate Dean was released on his own recognizance on the criminal mischief charge. \u2014 al , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English meschief , from Anglo-French, misfortune, hardship, from Old French meschever to come out badly, mes- + chief head, end \u2014 more at chief":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mish-",
|
|
"\u02c8mis-ch\u0259f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"devilishness",
|
|
"devilment",
|
|
"devilry",
|
|
"deviltry",
|
|
"diablerie",
|
|
"espi\u00e8glerie",
|
|
"hob",
|
|
"impishness",
|
|
"knavery",
|
|
"mischievousness",
|
|
"rascality",
|
|
"roguery",
|
|
"roguishness",
|
|
"shenanigan(s)",
|
|
"waggery",
|
|
"waggishness",
|
|
"wickedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194212",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mischievous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": able or tending to cause annoyance, trouble, or minor injury":[],
|
|
": harmful , injurious":[
|
|
"mischievous gossip"
|
|
],
|
|
": irresponsibly playful":[
|
|
"mischievous behavior"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"In passing the test of killing itself if infected, cancerous or genetically mischievous , a cell by definition dies. \u2014 Matt Ridley , Genome , 1999",
|
|
"\u2026 Pedro Martinez, could be found in the dugout, usually wearing sneakers instead of spikes, his tongue flying about as fiercely as one of his mischievous fastballs. \u2014 Tom Verducci , Sports Illustrated , 11 Oct. 1999",
|
|
"Setsu grew, too, from a mischievous , laughing little girl into a gay, willful, pretty girl. \u2014 Pearl S. Buck , The Big Wave , 1947",
|
|
"the children had been so mischievous that we had to pay the babysitter extra and then clean up the mess",
|
|
"punished for their mischievous tricks on the neighbors",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Disney Not only is the drawing style on these Mickey Mouse episodes more playful than in traditional Disney shorts, the characters have a much more mischievous energy, too \u2014 almost more similar to Ren and Stimpy than Mickey Mouse shorts of old. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The protagonist version of Loki is intent on avoiding the fight and escaping the hideout, picking his way through the brawl with a mischievous slink. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"So, pay careful attention and plan the delivery to decide if a serious, playful, loving, mischievous , scared, authoritative or some other style is needed. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The mischievous Mary-Kate and Ashley must find a magic moonstone come Halloween night to beat their evil aunt and save their home. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Ostensibly a game for organization freaks, A Little to the Left asks players to tidy up by arranging books, game cartridges, spoons, lampshades, and more into nice, neat arrangements, all while a mischievous cat tries to mess things up again. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"His mischievous narratives, teeming with demons and dybbuks and false messiahs, soon migrated from the pages of small magazines like Partisan Review and Commentary to glossier outlets like Playboy, Esquire and the New Yorker. \u2014 Benjamin Balint, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But her new home has its own cast of characters, including Ferrell\u2019s notoriously mischievous grandsons. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Trapped at home by the Franco-Prussian War, Mariette oversees a rehearsal of the work, with friends, servants, soldiers, and two mischievous children joining in. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see mischief":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mish-",
|
|
"mish-",
|
|
"\u02c8mis-ch\u0259-v\u0259s",
|
|
"nonstandard mis-\u02c8ch\u0113-v\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"devilish",
|
|
"elvish",
|
|
"espi\u00e8gle",
|
|
"impish",
|
|
"knavish",
|
|
"leprechaunish",
|
|
"pixie",
|
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"pixy",
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"pixieish",
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"prankish",
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"puckish",
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"rascally",
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"roguish",
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"scampish",
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"sly",
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"tricksy",
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"waggish",
|
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"wicked"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032456",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"mischievousness":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": able or tending to cause annoyance, trouble, or minor injury":[],
|
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": harmful , injurious":[
|
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"mischievous gossip"
|
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],
|
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": irresponsibly playful":[
|
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"mischievous behavior"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"In passing the test of killing itself if infected, cancerous or genetically mischievous , a cell by definition dies. \u2014 Matt Ridley , Genome , 1999",
|
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"\u2026 Pedro Martinez, could be found in the dugout, usually wearing sneakers instead of spikes, his tongue flying about as fiercely as one of his mischievous fastballs. \u2014 Tom Verducci , Sports Illustrated , 11 Oct. 1999",
|
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"Setsu grew, too, from a mischievous , laughing little girl into a gay, willful, pretty girl. \u2014 Pearl S. Buck , The Big Wave , 1947",
|
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"the children had been so mischievous that we had to pay the babysitter extra and then clean up the mess",
|
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"punished for their mischievous tricks on the neighbors",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Disney Not only is the drawing style on these Mickey Mouse episodes more playful than in traditional Disney shorts, the characters have a much more mischievous energy, too \u2014 almost more similar to Ren and Stimpy than Mickey Mouse shorts of old. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
|
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"The protagonist version of Loki is intent on avoiding the fight and escaping the hideout, picking his way through the brawl with a mischievous slink. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
|
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"So, pay careful attention and plan the delivery to decide if a serious, playful, loving, mischievous , scared, authoritative or some other style is needed. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The mischievous Mary-Kate and Ashley must find a magic moonstone come Halloween night to beat their evil aunt and save their home. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Ostensibly a game for organization freaks, A Little to the Left asks players to tidy up by arranging books, game cartridges, spoons, lampshades, and more into nice, neat arrangements, all while a mischievous cat tries to mess things up again. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 18 June 2022",
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"His mischievous narratives, teeming with demons and dybbuks and false messiahs, soon migrated from the pages of small magazines like Partisan Review and Commentary to glossier outlets like Playboy, Esquire and the New Yorker. \u2014 Benjamin Balint, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
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"But her new home has its own cast of characters, including Ferrell\u2019s notoriously mischievous grandsons. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Trapped at home by the Franco-Prussian War, Mariette oversees a rehearsal of the work, with friends, servants, soldiers, and two mischievous children joining in. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see mischief":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mish-",
|
|
"mish-",
|
|
"\u02c8mis-ch\u0259-v\u0259s",
|
|
"nonstandard mis-\u02c8ch\u0113-v\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"devilish",
|
|
"elvish",
|
|
"espi\u00e8gle",
|
|
"impish",
|
|
"knavish",
|
|
"leprechaunish",
|
|
"pixie",
|
|
"pixy",
|
|
"pixieish",
|
|
"prankish",
|
|
"puckish",
|
|
"rascally",
|
|
"roguish",
|
|
"scampish",
|
|
"sly",
|
|
"tricksy",
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
"wicked"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050515",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mischoice":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wrong or improper choice":[
|
|
"a mischoice of words that set off an argument"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8ch\u022fis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105424",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misconceive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to form a wrong idea of (something) : misunderstand":[
|
|
"To think about poverty as mainly an underclass or minority issue is not only to misconceive it, but also to wall it off and make it alien.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Jonathan Harris",
|
|
"\u2026 I thought I had misconceived their true characters \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Herman Melville"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hold a wrong idea or conception":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052536",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misconception":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"truth",
|
|
"verity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wrong or inaccurate idea or conception":[
|
|
"a common/popular misconception",
|
|
"There's this misconception that you get famous and everything is perfect.",
|
|
"\u2014 Chris Daughtry",
|
|
"The new name, along with more stringent criteria for diagnosing the disorder, represents an attempt to clear up misconceptions about the disorder and to have it taken more seriously by psychiatrists as well as the courts.",
|
|
"\u2014 Janny Scott",
|
|
"Many gardeners are under the misconception [=have the mistaken idea] that bamboos grow only in mild climates.",
|
|
"\u2014 Nan Sterman",
|
|
"\u2026 artists, writers, and musicians who labor under the misconception that it's possible to come up with something new under the sun \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Simon Reynolds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The biggest misconception is actually over relative oil and ethanol prices, not so much whether more ethanol use in the U.S. will lower world oil prices\u2014the impact will be marginal\u2014but the idea that ethanol is cheaper than gasoline. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The biggest misconception is that ALS is a rapid death sentence. \u2014 Kk Ottesen, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"There isn\u2019t actually any weight gain associated with menopause\u2014that\u2019s a misconception . \u2014 Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Military leaders also note that there can be a common misconception about the holiday's meaning compared to Veterans Day, in November. \u2014 Adisa Hargett-robinson, ABC News , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The belief that Indian food is and has always been laden with spices is a common misconception . \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a common misconception : A 1031 exchange does not equate to tax-free gains. \u2014 Catherine Kuo, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But, experts said, the belief that certain foods and carbonated or acidic beverages can cause or worsen ulcers is a common misconception . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2021",
|
|
"The most common misconception about hyaluronic acid is that HA equals hydration. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 17 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1614, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-k\u0259n-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"fallacy",
|
|
"falsehood",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"misbelief",
|
|
"myth",
|
|
"old wives' tale",
|
|
"untruth"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082844",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misconnect":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to connect (something) in a wrong or improper way":[
|
|
"Spark plug wires should be replaced one at a time between the distributor cap or ignition coils and the spark plugs to avoid misconnecting the wires. If you misconnect the wires, the engine will not run.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ronald G. Haefner",
|
|
"two people who sometimes misconnect"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-k\u0259-\u02c8nekt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135101",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misconnection":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a failed transfer of a ball or puck from one player to another on the same team":[
|
|
"\u2026 had only three misconnections through the air in Friday night's football season opener \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Greg Thompson"
|
|
],
|
|
": a wrong or faulty connection":[
|
|
"an electrical misconnection"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-k\u0259-\u02c8nek-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180952",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misconstruct":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": misconstrue":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"mis- entry 1 + construct":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053047",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misconstruction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bad or wrong construction":[
|
|
"Catachresis \u2026 is a striking, even extreme, implied metaphor that often makes use of a grammatical misconstruction .",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert A. Harris"
|
|
],
|
|
": a wrong interpretation (as of words, intentions, or actions) : an act or instance of misconstruing something":[
|
|
"a complete misconstruction of my words"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174009",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misconstrue":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"fathom",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grok",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"understand"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret":[
|
|
"misconstrued her words/meaning/silence",
|
|
"He does not want his real name used in the newspaper because even the most innocent statement could be misconstrued here and lead to trouble, he says.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lynne Duke",
|
|
"I instantly turned away, lest he should see and misconstrue my emotion.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anne Bront\u00eb"
|
|
],
|
|
": to misinterpret the meaning, intention, or character of (someone)":[
|
|
"\u2026 it is the post-Vietnam revisionists who have most ironically misconstrued [Herman] Melville.",
|
|
"\u2014 Frederick Crews",
|
|
"\u2026 a sad sack whom no one would misconstrue as charming.",
|
|
"\u2014 Karen Karbo"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Emoji can be easy to misconstrue , but words are a little more direct. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Policy makers may misconstrue this lack of self-harm as decreasing the urgency for authentic structural change in mental health care. \u2014 Steven C. Schlozman, STAT , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Herman said Illinois sales tax laws are complex, and that complexity creates an environment for retailers to potentially misconstrue the application of the laws to their sales activity. \u2014 Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His allies say the NSBA and its affiliates allowed conservative activists who oppose public schools to misconstrue the letter as an attack on parents in an effort to silence a strong national voice. \u2014 Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Pope tweeted about the incident a few minutes later: Pope later tweeted another message that was difficult to misconstrue . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"As Snopes reported at the time, the chain message appeared to misconstrue the 2007 kidnapping of 23 South Korean missionaries in Afghanistan. \u2014 Daniel Funke, USA TODAY , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The other women appeared to deliberately misconstrue Williams\u2019 need to make sure none of them were aligned with white supremacy. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 17 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Reis also worries that some of the more aggressive social media fights against antisemitism may string together individual events to misconstrue the nature of anti-Jewish hate. \u2014 Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com , 16 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehend",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misknow",
|
|
"misperceive",
|
|
"misread",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"misunderstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231513",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misconstruing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"fathom",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grok",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"understand"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret":[
|
|
"misconstrued her words/meaning/silence",
|
|
"He does not want his real name used in the newspaper because even the most innocent statement could be misconstrued here and lead to trouble, he says.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lynne Duke",
|
|
"I instantly turned away, lest he should see and misconstrue my emotion.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anne Bront\u00eb"
|
|
],
|
|
": to misinterpret the meaning, intention, or character of (someone)":[
|
|
"\u2026 it is the post-Vietnam revisionists who have most ironically misconstrued [Herman] Melville.",
|
|
"\u2014 Frederick Crews",
|
|
"\u2026 a sad sack whom no one would misconstrue as charming.",
|
|
"\u2014 Karen Karbo"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Emoji can be easy to misconstrue , but words are a little more direct. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Policy makers may misconstrue this lack of self-harm as decreasing the urgency for authentic structural change in mental health care. \u2014 Steven C. Schlozman, STAT , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Herman said Illinois sales tax laws are complex, and that complexity creates an environment for retailers to potentially misconstrue the application of the laws to their sales activity. \u2014 Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His allies say the NSBA and its affiliates allowed conservative activists who oppose public schools to misconstrue the letter as an attack on parents in an effort to silence a strong national voice. \u2014 Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Pope tweeted about the incident a few minutes later: Pope later tweeted another message that was difficult to misconstrue . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"As Snopes reported at the time, the chain message appeared to misconstrue the 2007 kidnapping of 23 South Korean missionaries in Afghanistan. \u2014 Daniel Funke, USA TODAY , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The other women appeared to deliberately misconstrue Williams\u2019 need to make sure none of them were aligned with white supremacy. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 17 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Reis also worries that some of the more aggressive social media fights against antisemitism may string together individual events to misconstrue the nature of anti-Jewish hate. \u2014 Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com , 16 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehend",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misknow",
|
|
"misperceive",
|
|
"misread",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"misunderstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193322",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miscreant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": depraved , villainous":[
|
|
"miscreant behavior",
|
|
"miscreant gangs"
|
|
],
|
|
": infidel , heretic":[],
|
|
": one who behaves criminally or viciously":[],
|
|
": unbelieving , heretical":[
|
|
"miscreant pagans"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He supports tough penalties against corporate miscreants .",
|
|
"halt, vile miscreant , and face justice!",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"In contrast, the editorial points to Detroit police as being appropriately aggressive in stopping miscreant drivers. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"SkySafe, a San Diego startup that makes technology to protect airspace around airports, stadiums and critical infrastructure from miscreant drones, has raised $30 million in a second round of venture capital funding. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"In fact, Whitman\u2019s imaginary westerner, a patriot who repudiated party politics and miscreant politicians, differed sharply from the actual Lincoln, who was a politician to his marrow. \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"In fact, Whitman\u2019s imaginary westerner, a patriot who repudiated party politics and miscreant politicians, differed sharply from the actual Lincoln, who was a politician to his marrow. \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"In fact, Whitman\u2019s imaginary westerner, a patriot who repudiated party politics and miscreant politicians, differed sharply from the actual Lincoln, who was a politician to his marrow. \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"In fact, Whitman\u2019s imaginary westerner, a patriot who repudiated party politics and miscreant politicians, differed sharply from the actual Lincoln, who was a politician to his marrow. \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"In fact, Whitman\u2019s imaginary westerner, a patriot who repudiated party politics and miscreant politicians, differed sharply from the actual Lincoln, who was a politician to his marrow. \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"Fred is dead, his headless body hanging on the wall where miscreant handmaids were hung. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"One miscreant falls, another rises, and the song remains the same. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"The driver doesn\u2019t like the driving antics of this upcoming miscreant . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
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"Three months in, his captors threw into his cell a Long Island miscreant named Matthew Schrier, who had done time in the United States and come to Syria as a photojournalist. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 5 Apr. 2021",
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"Attempting to quell conspiracy theories, his chief of police proclaimed that the government had not poisoned the drinking water\u2014but that miscreants may have done so. \u2014 Maurice Samuels, Time , 15 May 2020",
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"Mr Duterte\u2019s hard line on drug dealers and other miscreants was at the core of his election campaign. \u2014 The Economist , 20 Feb. 2020",
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"The plot turns on whether Mickey will prevail against an assortment of competitors and miscreants who want to relieve him of his profits. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"Mr Moro convicted Lula, the most prominent of the Lava Jato miscreants . \u2014 The Economist , 23 Nov. 2019",
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"With big data to crunch and nowhere for miscreants to hide, perhaps top-down rule can at last be made to work. \u2014 The Economist , 2 Nov. 2019"
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"Middle English miscreaunt , from Anglo-French mescreant , present participle of mescreire to disbelieve, from mes- + creire to believe, from Latin credere \u2014 more at creed":"Adjective and Noun"
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": to create (something) badly or wrongly":[
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"\u2026 we miscreate our evils \u2026",
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"\u2014 Ralph Waldo Emerson"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102127",
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": bad or wrong creation : the action or result of miscreating something or someone":[
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"Although Kafka's Gregor Samsa is at an ironic extreme on the spectrum of metamorphic characters, he shares with other such fictions an origin in a catastrophic miscreation produced by allegorical intercourse.",
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"\u2014 Bruck Clarke",
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"But as she approached the frightful miscreation , it once again extended a ghoulish black limb.",
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"\u2014 Hanoch Teller"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023353",
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]
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},
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"definitions":{
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174420",
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]
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},
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": one that miscreates":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023043",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"mis- entry 1 + creed":""
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220054",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"miscue":{
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": a faulty stroke in billiards in which the cue slips":[],
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": mistake , slip":[],
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": to make a miscue":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The situation grew even more intense when Fitzpatrick followed with a major miscue . \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Staley said Herbert\u2019s response to that miscue was key. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
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"But the Dodgers jumped on left-hander Madison Bumgarner in the fifth on Monday while taking advantage of a defensive miscue behind him. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"After allowing Bosco to score on its first four possessions of the game, Los Alamitos forced the Braves into their first punt of the night, but couldn\u2019t take advantage of a rare miscue from the Bosco offense. \u2014 Devin Ugland, Los Angeles Times , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Instead, the Wildcats pounced on the miscue , scoring four runs in the first inning. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
|
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"So much so, the broadcaster took to social media to reflect on the miscue . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Shortstop Javier B\u00e1ez dashed into the outfield, trying to salvage Castro's miscue , but couldn't complete the sliding, over-the-head catch. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
|
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"Rollin led off the second with a line drive shot of her own, then back-to-back singles and a fielder\u2019s choice miscue by Kliethermes set the stage for what ballooned into a four-run frame. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Miami also had its first-half scoring drive assisted by an opponent\u2019s special teams miscue . \u2014 David Furones, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Perhaps a Rams special teams miscue opens the door for a narrow defeat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Cougars capitalized on another Plantation special teams miscue as junior Davari Morris made a diving catch of a 7-yard scoring toss from Daniels to make it 27-7 with 3:12 left in the third quarter. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The series was extended by another Chargers miscue on special teams when Quenton Meeks went offside on a field-goal attempt, giving Miami a first down at the Chargers\u2019 five-yard line. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2020"
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"\u02c8mis-\u02ccky\u00fc",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8ky\u00fc"
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],
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"bobble",
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"boo-boo",
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"boob",
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"clanger",
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"flub",
|
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"fluff",
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"gaff",
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"gaffe",
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"goof",
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"inaccuracy",
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"lapse",
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"misstep",
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"mistake",
|
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"oversight",
|
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"screwup",
|
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"slip",
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"slipup",
|
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"stumble",
|
|
"trip"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194753",
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"miscut":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an act or instance of cutting something badly or wrongly":[
|
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"Follow the directions from the manufacturer and work slowly to avoid making any miscuts .",
|
|
"\u2014 Gene Hamilton and Katie Hamilton"
|
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],
|
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": badly or wrongly cut":[
|
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"a miscut length of wood",
|
|
"miscut keys"
|
|
],
|
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": the product or result of a bad or wrong cut":[
|
|
"\u2026 nail and screw holes or miscuts are closed with a compound filler such as Bondo.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mike McClintock",
|
|
"The Plexiglas sheets were miscuts and smaller pieces that Multiplastics in Mount Pleasant couldn't use.",
|
|
"\u2014 Adam Parker"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cut (something) badly or wrongly":[
|
|
"I drove to the Ford Dealer in town and obtained a dozen scrap Ford keys that had been miscut .",
|
|
"\u2014 Eric J. Littleton",
|
|
"Miscutting a piece of drywall may cost a few dollars in wasted material and a few minutes of time \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Brian Kramer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1926, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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|
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|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8k\u0259t",
|
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"\u02c8mis-\u02cck\u0259t"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202145",
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"misdate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to date (something) wrongly: such as":[],
|
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": to incorrectly determine the period of time to which (something) belongs":[
|
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"\u2026 he misdates the Second Great Awakening, mistakes Puritans for Pilgrims \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Randall Balmer"
|
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],
|
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": to note down, record, or mark (something) with an incorrect date":[
|
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"She said she was taking narcotic pain medications at the time and that this led to her misdating the form.",
|
|
"\u2014 Amy Karon"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1577, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8d\u0101t"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234154",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"misdated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": incorrectly dated":[
|
|
"a misdated letter",
|
|
"misdated checks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1637, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062003",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misdeal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to deal cards incorrectly":[],
|
|
": to deal incorrectly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1834, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8d\u0113l"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125303",
|
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|
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|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misdeed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"noncrime"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wrong deed : offense":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"She threatened to expose to the public the misdeeds he had committed.",
|
|
"punished for her misdeeds by the church elders",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Inside a box atop a table in the Orioles\u2019 clubhouse, the little slips of paper hold the charges of each misdeed , awaiting judgement from the court \u2014 the Kangaroo Court. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"When their children were young, Ann Bowden would ask her husband to discipline them for some misdeed committed while he was gone. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Corporate chieftains and politicians frequently bow deeply to the news cameras to apologize for this corporate scandal or that political misdeed . \u2014 New York Times , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Camps are regimented with multiple counting of inmates each day, security rounds to assure there are no misdeed afoot (drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, talking on cell phones ... \u2014 Walter Pavlo, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"With the Press-Register and other media willing to give credence to any other possibility, like police theories Donald had been involved in a drug transaction or some other misdeed , black leaders were driven to start their own paper, The New Times. \u2014 al , 12 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Yet his reputation is under fire after an investigation into one of his studies found evidence of manipulation\u2014and elaborate efforts to cover up the misdeed . \u2014 Hristio Boytchev, Science | AAAS , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Social media is a cruel world, where one misdeed can fuel fiery waves of misconception. \u2014 David Hinojosa, ExpressNews.com , 5 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Onel de Guzman, now 43, was widely believed to have committed the misdeed as a computer-science student in Manila 20 years ago. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 16 Sep. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"mis-\u02c8d\u0113d",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8d\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"breach",
|
|
"crime",
|
|
"debt",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"lawbreaking",
|
|
"malefaction",
|
|
"misdoing",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation",
|
|
"wrongdoing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052304",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to be mistaken : hold a wrong opinion":[
|
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"Also at such times is the rich man become fearful, and so waxeth in cruelty, and of that cruelty do people misdeem that it is power and might waxing.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Morris"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a mistaken opinion of : misjudge":[
|
|
"Nor misdeem me, that I \u2026 should be thus bold.",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Bulwer-Lytton"
|
|
],
|
|
": to mistake for something or someone else":[
|
|
"\u2026 the poverty ye know, which we for wealth misdeem \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Aubrey De Vere"
|
|
],
|
|
": to think or suppose wrongly":[
|
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"\u2026 but he misdeems that he is wise \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Percy Bysshe Shelley"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8d\u0113m"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030552",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"misdefine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to incorrectly identify or set forth the meaning of (something, such as a word) : to define wrongly":[
|
|
"a term that is often misdefined in textbooks",
|
|
"\u2026 and misdefine what it means to engage in quid pro quo.",
|
|
"\u2014 Olympia Meola"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-di-\u02c8f\u012bn"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195407",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
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"misdeliver":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to deliver (something) to the wrong person or address":[
|
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"misdeliver a letter/package"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-d\u0113-",
|
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"\u02ccmis-di-\u02c8li-v\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110738",
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"misdemean":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an act of misbehavior":[
|
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"if any convict shall \u2026 commit any misdemean",
|
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"\u2014 S. J. Barrows"
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],
|
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": to behave (oneself) badly":[
|
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"you that best should teach us, have misdemeaned yourself",
|
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"mis- entry 1 + demean (noun)":"Noun",
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"mis- entry 1 + demean (verb)":"Transitive verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-st\u0259\u0307-",
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"\u00a6misd\u0259\u0307\u00a6m\u0113n",
|
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"\""
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061307",
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"misdemeanant":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person convicted of a misdemeanor":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Northern Neck Regional Jail, where Paul Manafort will spend at least the next three months while awaiting trial, has the outward appearance of being a small local jail holding street thugs and assorted misdemeanants . \u2014 Tom Jackman, chicagotribune.com , 16 June 2018",
|
|
"The Northern Neck Regional Jail, where Paul Manafort will spend at least the next three months while awaiting trial, has the outward appearance of being a small local jail holding street thugs and assorted misdemeanants . \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 16 June 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-di-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001505",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misdemeanor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crime less serious than a felony (see felony sense 2 )":[
|
|
"defacing school property is a misdemeanor",
|
|
"\u2014 Jessica Portner"
|
|
],
|
|
": misdeed":[
|
|
"Student misdemeanors will not go unpunished."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Once reduced to a misdemeanor , Robinson could then apply for a visa. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"In one case, prosecutors sought a month in prison for California bartender Kevin Cordon, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor . \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, in August 2021, a man from the Wilkes-Barre area pleaded guilty to a third-degree misdemeanor \u2014 not for voting fraudulently but for filing an absentee ballot application in the name of his late mother. \u2014 Lou Jacobson And Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Two days after the operation, Cleveland City Council voted to increase the offense to a first-degree misdemeanor and stiffened the fines to $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"But under a plea deal Burts struck with a Superior Court judge, the charge would be reduced to a misdemeanor if Burts completed a 52-week program for batterers. \u2014 Christopher Goffardstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a press release that Rex Baum, 79, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in connection with the female grizzly's death last year. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a press release that Rex Baum, 79, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in connection with the female grizzly\u2019s death last year. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Currently, Ponsetto faces up to four years in prison but can plead down to a misdemeanor after abiding by the terms of her probation in a separate case in California for the next two years. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 11 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-di-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135229",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misdoing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncrime"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act or an instance of misbehaving : misconduct":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sordid misdoings of the city councilman were exposed as a result of an intense investigation by the local newspaper",
|
|
"kept a watchful eye for any misdoing by the members of the clergy",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Certainly in the reign of J. Edgar Hoover, the role of the bureaucracy, and Hoover\u2019s role actually, was more often to aid Presidents in their misdoings , amid some of his own. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 25 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"An American journalist seeking to write about the rich celebrities instead learns about financial, political and treasonous misdoings \u2013 even murder. \u2014 Carole Goldberg, courant.com , 3 July 2019",
|
|
"Yet, the very reality of 2018 is that Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s Supreme Court Justice nomination pushed the seemingly consequence-free misdoings of those attending the country\u2019s elite prep schools into the news cycle. \u2014 Veronica Walsingham, Teen Vogue , 5 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"This is not the first time Facebook has had to publicly increase previous estimates of misdoings on its platform. \u2014 Issie Lapowsky, WIRED , 4 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"South Korean politicians accused of misdoing often apologize for causing trouble while still denying wrongdoing. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"There is no box that defines and confines who has the capability of perpetrating these misdoings . \u2014 Kirsten King, Teen Vogue , 16 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"All of the angst could have been avoided if not for some political misdoings . \u2014 Joe Haakenson, Daily Pilot , 21 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"Reports about financial misdoings , the possible collapse of venerable institutions, rising unemployment caused by advanced technology \u2014 all of these affected the psychology of spending. \u2014 Robert J. Shiller, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8d\u00fc-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"crime",
|
|
"debt",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"lawbreaking",
|
|
"malefaction",
|
|
"misdeed",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation",
|
|
"wrongdoing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174250",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misdoubt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": doubt":[],
|
|
": suspect , fear":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"unexpectedly elevated to the throne, the new king acknowledged that many misdoubted his ability to lead his people"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8dau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"mistrust",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"suspect"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012336",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": environment , milieu":[
|
|
"enjoyed the mise-en-sc\u00e8ne of suburban Miami"
|
|
],
|
|
": stage setting":[],
|
|
": the arrangement of actors and scenery on a stage for a theatrical production":[],
|
|
": the physical setting of an action (as of a narrative or a motion picture) : context":[
|
|
"this ordinary house that became the mise-en-sc\u00e8ne of an extraordinary drama",
|
|
"\u2014 E. M. Lustgarten"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French mise en sc\u00e8ne":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccm\u0113-\u02ccz\u00e4\u207f-\u02c8sen",
|
|
"-\u02c8s\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mise-en-sc\u00e8ne background , setting , environment , milieu , mise-en-sc\u00e8ne mean the place, time, and circumstances in which something occurs. background often refers to the circumstances or events that precede a phenomenon or development. the shocking decision was part of the background of the riots setting suggests looking at real-life situations in literary or dramatic terms. a militant reformer who was born into an unlikely social setting environment applies to all the external factors that have a formative influence on one's physical, mental, or moral development. the kind of environment that produces juvenile delinquents milieu applies especially to the physical and social surroundings of a person or group of persons. an intellectual milieu conducive to artistic experimentation mise-en-sc\u00e8ne strongly suggests the use of properties to achieve a particular atmosphere or theatrical effect. a gothic thriller with a carefully crafted mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"decor",
|
|
"d\u00e9cor",
|
|
"scene",
|
|
"scenery",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062724",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misemploy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to use (something) in a wrong or harmful way":[
|
|
"The series also tells the story of the fantastic scientific achievements of the time, achievements which would later be misemployed by Hitler's war machine.",
|
|
"\u2014 Continental Choice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-im-\u02c8pl\u022fi",
|
|
"-em-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031043",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misemployment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to use (something) in a wrong or harmful way":[
|
|
"The series also tells the story of the fantastic scientific achievements of the time, achievements which would later be misemployed by Hitler's war machine.",
|
|
"\u2014 Continental Choice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-im-\u02c8pl\u022fi",
|
|
"-em-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185708",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miser":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the miser liked to sit and play with his money",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Matt Daniels will portray Charles Dickens' famed fictional miser in the 2022 production Nov. 29-Dec. 24, the Rep announced Monday. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Michael Caine plays the miser Ebenezer Scrooge in this family-friendly and heart-felt 1992 adaptation of Dickens\u2019 holiday fable. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Whitford gives the famous miser a richly layered and complex shading, giving him a wry and knowing sensibility even in his most curmudgeonly moments. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The key is, like the miser , to be the first out of the cab and the last into the pub. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"As Atlanta audiences revisit the story of the miser who learned to keep Christmas best of all, Bell will be doing the same thing. \u2014 Bo Emerson, ajc , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Alastair Sim stars in the 1951 retelling of Charles Dickens\u2019s classic novel about Ebenezer Scrooge, a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Comfort has been handed out by a miser this year, but on SOUL LADY, Yukika was generous in her warmth and familiarity. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 23 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The famed novella, originally published in 1843, centers around the unforgettable miser Ebenezer Scrooge along with Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come as Scrooge learns a valuable lesson in finding joy. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living , 22 Dec. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1560, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin miser miserable":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u012b-z\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheapskate",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"hunks",
|
|
"niggard",
|
|
"penny-pincher",
|
|
"piker",
|
|
"scrooge",
|
|
"skinflint",
|
|
"tightwad"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105914",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miserable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"festive",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"heartwarming",
|
|
"sunshiny"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)":[
|
|
"miserable refugees"
|
|
],
|
|
": being likely to discredit or shame":[
|
|
"his miserable neglect of his wife",
|
|
"had a miserable , snide contempt for our country",
|
|
"\u2014 Joyce Winslow"
|
|
],
|
|
": causing extreme discomfort or unhappiness":[
|
|
"a miserable situation",
|
|
"miserable weather",
|
|
"his miserable childhood"
|
|
],
|
|
": wretchedly inadequate or meager (see meager sense 2 )":[
|
|
"a miserable hovel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He had a miserable childhood.",
|
|
"My boss is making my life thoroughly miserable with her constant demands and criticism.",
|
|
"He felt lonely and miserable after his divorce.",
|
|
"I've had a miserable cold for the past week.",
|
|
"He lived in a miserable little shack.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If a software makes users' lives miserable , adoption rates will be understandably low. \u2014 Joe Oprosko, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Most dedicated to the mission of making Macron miserable is the NUPES, or New Ecological and Social People's Union -- the oddball left-wing coalition cobbled together by Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But according to a new ranking, Michigan\u2019s flagship airport is one of the better airports at making the experience a little less miserable . \u2014 Pavithra Rajesh, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Having staked his reputation on improving the schools, the notorious micromanager might have made his superintendents\u2019 lives miserable . \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Child services eventually show up at his house and Loquareeous now heads to live with a white lesbian couple, which makes life absolutely miserable . \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Protesters engaged in blockades are making life miserable for truckers who are still working. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Last New Year\u2019s Day, Smith made his life miserable . \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Journal Editorial Report: The social media giant's role in making girls miserable . \u2014 Stuart Taylor Jr. And Edward Yingling, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin miserabilis wretched, pitiable, from miserari to pity, from miser":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8miz-r\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8mi-z\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8mi-z\u0259-r\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8mi-z\u0259r-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"Cimmerian",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"comfortless",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"depressive",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dreich",
|
|
"elegiac",
|
|
"elegiacal",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"godforsaken",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"lonely",
|
|
"lonesome",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"morbid",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"plutonian",
|
|
"saturnine",
|
|
"sepulchral",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"tenebrific",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165018",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miserableness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"festive",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"heartwarming",
|
|
"sunshiny"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)":[
|
|
"miserable refugees"
|
|
],
|
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": being likely to discredit or shame":[
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"his miserable neglect of his wife",
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"had a miserable , snide contempt for our country",
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"\u2014 Joyce Winslow"
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": causing extreme discomfort or unhappiness":[
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"a miserable situation",
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"miserable weather",
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"his miserable childhood"
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": wretchedly inadequate or meager (see meager sense 2 )":[
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"examples":[
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"He had a miserable childhood.",
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"My boss is making my life thoroughly miserable with her constant demands and criticism.",
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"He felt lonely and miserable after his divorce.",
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"I've had a miserable cold for the past week.",
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"He lived in a miserable little shack.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"If a software makes users' lives miserable , adoption rates will be understandably low. \u2014 Joe Oprosko, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"Most dedicated to the mission of making Macron miserable is the NUPES, or New Ecological and Social People's Union -- the oddball left-wing coalition cobbled together by Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 20 June 2022",
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"But according to a new ranking, Michigan\u2019s flagship airport is one of the better airports at making the experience a little less miserable . \u2014 Pavithra Rajesh, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
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"Having staked his reputation on improving the schools, the notorious micromanager might have made his superintendents\u2019 lives miserable . \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
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"Child services eventually show up at his house and Loquareeous now heads to live with a white lesbian couple, which makes life absolutely miserable . \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Protesters engaged in blockades are making life miserable for truckers who are still working. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Last New Year\u2019s Day, Smith made his life miserable . \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"Journal Editorial Report: The social media giant's role in making girls miserable . \u2014 Stuart Taylor Jr. And Edward Yingling, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2021"
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"dismal",
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"drear",
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"dreich",
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"elegiac",
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"elegiacal",
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"funereal",
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"gloomy",
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"glum",
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"godforsaken",
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"lonesome",
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"lugubrious",
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"plutonian",
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},
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"miserably":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bright",
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"cheerful",
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"cheering",
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"cheery",
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"comforting",
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"cordial",
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"festive",
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"friendly",
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"gay",
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"heartwarming",
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"sunshiny"
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],
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": being in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness (as from want or shame)":[
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"miserable refugees"
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],
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": being likely to discredit or shame":[
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"his miserable neglect of his wife",
|
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"had a miserable , snide contempt for our country",
|
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"\u2014 Joyce Winslow"
|
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],
|
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": causing extreme discomfort or unhappiness":[
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"a miserable situation",
|
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"miserable weather",
|
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"his miserable childhood"
|
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],
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": wretchedly inadequate or meager (see meager sense 2 )":[
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"a miserable hovel"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"He had a miserable childhood.",
|
|
"My boss is making my life thoroughly miserable with her constant demands and criticism.",
|
|
"He felt lonely and miserable after his divorce.",
|
|
"I've had a miserable cold for the past week.",
|
|
"He lived in a miserable little shack.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If a software makes users' lives miserable , adoption rates will be understandably low. \u2014 Joe Oprosko, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Most dedicated to the mission of making Macron miserable is the NUPES, or New Ecological and Social People's Union -- the oddball left-wing coalition cobbled together by Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But according to a new ranking, Michigan\u2019s flagship airport is one of the better airports at making the experience a little less miserable . \u2014 Pavithra Rajesh, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Having staked his reputation on improving the schools, the notorious micromanager might have made his superintendents\u2019 lives miserable . \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Child services eventually show up at his house and Loquareeous now heads to live with a white lesbian couple, which makes life absolutely miserable . \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Protesters engaged in blockades are making life miserable for truckers who are still working. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Last New Year\u2019s Day, Smith made his life miserable . \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Journal Editorial Report: The social media giant's role in making girls miserable . \u2014 Stuart Taylor Jr. And Edward Yingling, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin miserabilis wretched, pitiable, from miserari to pity, from miser":""
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},
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"\u02c8miz-r\u0259-",
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"\u02c8mi-z\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
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"\u02c8mi-z\u0259-r\u0259-",
|
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"\u02c8mi-z\u0259r-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"black",
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"bleak",
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"cheerless",
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"chill",
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"Cimmerian",
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"cloudy",
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"cold",
|
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"comfortless",
|
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"dark",
|
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"darkening",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"depressive",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
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"dismal",
|
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"drear",
|
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"dreary",
|
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"dreich",
|
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"elegiac",
|
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"elegiacal",
|
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"forlorn",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"godforsaken",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"lonely",
|
|
"lonesome",
|
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"lugubrious",
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"morbid",
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"morose",
|
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"murky",
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"plutonian",
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"saturnine",
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"sepulchral",
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"solemn",
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"somber",
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"sombre",
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"sullen",
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"sunless",
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"tenebrific",
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"tenebrous",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040844",
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"adjective",
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": a vocal complaint or lament":[],
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": the 50th Psalm in the Vulgate":[]
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},
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|
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"an essay that is essentially a long miserere about the decline of good manners in our society"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin, be merciful, from misereri to be merciful, from miser wretched; from the first word of the Psalm":""
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccm\u0113-z\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-(\u02cc)r\u0101",
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"\u02ccmi-z\u0259-\u02c8rir-\u0113",
|
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"-\u02c8rer-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"complaint",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"grievance",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"plaint",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
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"yammer"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074441",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miserliness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unstinting"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was given a miserly raise.",
|
|
"my brother, who is notoriously miserly , surprised us when he offered to pick up the tab",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Public funding is miserly \u2014 putting in only about $1,500 a year per child under the age 5 (by comparison, average per-child expenditure in public schools is over $13,000). \u2014 Elliot Haspel, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"And while other wealthy countries spend an average of $14,000 each year per child on early-childhood care, the U.S. spends a miserly $500. \u2014 Kendra Hurley, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"California\u2019s latest water emergency is forcing residents to dial back their lawn sprinklers, shorten their showers and make other water- miserly changes in their routines. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Mileage- miserly Japanese cars got a firm foothold in the American market. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Germany has blocked arms exports to Ukraine from a NATO ally and offered Kyiv a miserly 5,000 helmets. \u2014 Adam O\u2019neal, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The deal Potter offered George Bailey, $20,000 a year for three years, was extraordinarily generous, unthinkable from miserly Ebenezer, an employer who begrudged his clerk a lump of coal. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The heartwarming tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge\u2019s Christmas morning redemption with the help of three time-traveling ghosts has remained a one of the most enduring and popular subjects for holiday entertainment for more than a century. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Players Theatre is also taking a fresh crack at the redemptive ghost story of miserly moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u012b-z\u0259r-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for miserly stingy , close , niggardly , parsimonious , penurious , miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others. stingy implies a marked lack of generosity. a stingy child, not given to sharing close suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions. folks who are very close when charity calls niggardly implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible. the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library parsimonious suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess. a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries penurious implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty. the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune miserly suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding. a miserly couple devoid of social conscience",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"chintzy",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"mingy",
|
|
"niggard",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
|
"penny-pinching",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"pinchpenny",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"sparing",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"stinting",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"tightfisted",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"ungenerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221709",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miserly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unstinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was given a miserly raise.",
|
|
"my brother, who is notoriously miserly , surprised us when he offered to pick up the tab",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Public funding is miserly \u2014 putting in only about $1,500 a year per child under the age 5 (by comparison, average per-child expenditure in public schools is over $13,000). \u2014 Elliot Haspel, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"And while other wealthy countries spend an average of $14,000 each year per child on early-childhood care, the U.S. spends a miserly $500. \u2014 Kendra Hurley, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"California\u2019s latest water emergency is forcing residents to dial back their lawn sprinklers, shorten their showers and make other water- miserly changes in their routines. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Mileage- miserly Japanese cars got a firm foothold in the American market. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Germany has blocked arms exports to Ukraine from a NATO ally and offered Kyiv a miserly 5,000 helmets. \u2014 Adam O\u2019neal, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The deal Potter offered George Bailey, $20,000 a year for three years, was extraordinarily generous, unthinkable from miserly Ebenezer, an employer who begrudged his clerk a lump of coal. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The heartwarming tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge\u2019s Christmas morning redemption with the help of three time-traveling ghosts has remained a one of the most enduring and popular subjects for holiday entertainment for more than a century. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Players Theatre is also taking a fresh crack at the redemptive ghost story of miserly moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u012b-z\u0259r-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for miserly stingy , close , niggardly , parsimonious , penurious , miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others. stingy implies a marked lack of generosity. a stingy child, not given to sharing close suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions. folks who are very close when charity calls niggardly implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible. the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library parsimonious suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess. a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries penurious implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty. the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune miserly suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding. a miserly couple devoid of social conscience",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"chintzy",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"mingy",
|
|
"niggard",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
|
"penny-pinching",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"pinchpenny",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"sparing",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"stinting",
|
|
"tight",
|
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"tightfisted",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"ungenerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053445",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misery":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"paradise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a circumstance, thing, or place that causes suffering or discomfort":[
|
|
"the joys and miseries of life"
|
|
],
|
|
": a state of great unhappiness and emotional distress":[
|
|
"My former boss made my life a misery ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a state of suffering and want that is the result of poverty or affliction":[
|
|
"War brought misery to thousands of refugees."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The war brought misery to thousands of refugees.",
|
|
"They were living in overcrowded slums in conditions of great misery .",
|
|
"a source of human misery",
|
|
"the joy and misery of life",
|
|
"The last years of her life were a misery .",
|
|
"Stop being such a misery .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Similar scenes of misery played out across the stricken region as day broke on Thursday, after a night of rain that washed away roads, hampered rescue efforts and drenched the newly homeless. \u2014 Haq Nawaz Khan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Travelers are facing a second day of misery at airports across the country. \u2014 Zach Wichter, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Detroit Tigers\u2019 2022 season of misery received a brief respite Friday night, as their offense scored four runs against the Baltimore Orioles and held on for a two-run victory. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"How could Cincinnati turn into a football town \u2013 at least to some degree \u2013 while the two dominant franchises shared three decades of misery ",
|
|
"Another disease, mastocytosis, involves the body simply creating too many mast cells, with that proliferation causing all sorts of misery , including chronic hives. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Although the pandemic has led to a lot of misery , the upshot is that, most likely, people have a mask handy for such situations. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The day had broken mild but turned bone-cold later, and was now, after many hours of slanting rain, a misery of mud and wind. \u2014 Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Activities that moved outdoors because of the pandemic are being driven back indoors, away from the stifling, sulfurous air that stings the eyes and makes outdoor work and workouts a misery for even the healthiest lungs. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8miz-r\u0113",
|
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"\u02c8mi-z\u0259-r\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for misery distress , suffering , misery , agony mean the state of being in great trouble. distress implies an external and usually temporary cause of great physical or mental strain and stress. the hurricane put everyone in great distress suffering implies conscious endurance of pain or distress. the suffering of famine victims misery stresses the unhappiness attending especially sickness, poverty, or loss. the homeless live with misery every day agony suggests pain too intense to be borne. in agony over the death of their child",
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"synonyms":[
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"agony",
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"Gehenna",
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"hell",
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"horror",
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"murder",
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"nightmare",
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"torment",
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"torture"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094105",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"misery index":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the sum of the rate of unemployment and the rate of inflation used as an economic indicator":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"During the 1976 presidential campaign, Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter capitalized on the economic pain voters were feeling under Republican President Gerald Ford by seizing on an obscure metric with a dreary name: the misery index . \u2014 Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
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"The misery index is elevated because of high inflation and will rise higher if the unemployment rate goes up before the consumer price index moves down. \u2014 Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
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"In the last 12 years, my new misery index has been positive in only three years (its 12 year average is -6.5%). \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"My version of the misery index is the sum of the year-end unemployment, inflation, and bank-lending rates, minus the annual percentage change in real GDP per capita. \u2014 Steve H. Hanke, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Four years later, Ronald Reagan hung the misery index , by then above 20 percent, around Carter\u2019s neck. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"The misery index was created by Arthur Okun, a top economic adviser to President Lyndon Johnson. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Economists agree the misery index is not a particularly sophisticated measure. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"That original misery index was a simple sum of a nation\u2019s annual inflation rate and its unemployment rate. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 20 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130954",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"misestimate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to estimate (something) wrongly":[
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"He reopens one of the epic disputes of the cold war, namely whether the C.I.A. misestimated Soviet military and economic strength in the 1970's \u2026",
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"\u2014 Philip Taubman"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1809, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8e-st\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174535",
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"misfire":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a failure (as of a cartridge or firearm) to fire":[],
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": something that misfires":[],
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": to fail to fire":[
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"the gun misfired"
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],
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": to have the explosive or propulsive charge fail to ignite at the proper time":[
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"the engine misfired"
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],
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": to miss an intended effect or objective":[
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"the new ad campaign misfired"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Later, it was revealed that Starliner's internal clock was off by 11 hours, which caused the spacecraft to misfire and stumble off course, NASA and Boeing officials told reporters. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 18 May 2022",
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"The error caused the thrusters onboard the capsule to misfire , knocking it off course, and officials decided to bring the spacecraft back home rather than continue the mission. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 19 May 2022",
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"Houston created more scoring chances in the first half, only to misfire a few times. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
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"One of the greatest putters in golf history continues to misfire from 8-15 feet and as a result, he's lost ground on the field midway through Sunday's final round. \u2014 USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"All that machinery can often misfire , elevating stories that don\u2019t deserve such treatment. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"And yet, the ads that misfire or even insult potential employees or customers are increasingly at risk of serving as an entry point to expose a company\u2019s hypocrisy. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Torreys have won 17 straight and are 13-0 at home La Jolla Country Day, the No. 2 seed in the Open Division of the state regional playoffs, picked a really bad night to misfire from the free-throw line. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Being successful in business has often meant understanding what\u2019s been successful throughout its history, but this can misfire . \u2014 Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Just as kids have to learn to course-correct after a misfire , so do dads! \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
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"This game's off-kilter story centers on a wacky invention's misfire . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Nerve cells misfire , leading to headache and nausea\u2014the first signs of heat exhaustion. \u2014 Aryn Baker, Time , 26 May 2022",
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"Given its big studio distribution, the hit-making expertise of Blumhouse, and the usually reliable popularity of King\u2019s characters, Firestarter\u2019s misfire is striking. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
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"Some check-engine light warnings are temporary\u2014like the aforementioned loose fuel-filler cap or a rare engine misfire . \u2014 Nick Kurczewski, Car and Driver , 13 May 2022",
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"The Fantastic Four would be the first of four misfire attempts to bring the group, created by the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for Marvel Comics in 1961, to the big screen. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
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"But the film was never able to recover \u2014 among Oscar voters \u2014 from being branded a box office misfire . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"That comes in the film\u2019s opening scene, as the modest farmhouse that Irka shares her her husband Tolik (Sergey Shadrin) falls prey to a mortar misfire \u2014 decimating one exterior wall, and leaving the interior a wreckage site of dust and debris. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 29 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8mis-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)r",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"miscarry"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102203",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"misfortune":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"fortune",
|
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"luck",
|
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"serendipity"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a distressing or unfortunate incident or event":[
|
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"misfortunes never come singly"
|
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],
|
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": an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result : bad luck":[
|
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"by misfortune he fell into bad company",
|
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"had the misfortune to break his leg"
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],
|
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": an unhappy situation":[
|
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"always ready to help people in misfortune"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a victim of economic misfortune",
|
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"She endured her misfortune without complaint.",
|
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"It was my misfortune to be chosen first.",
|
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"Her injury was a great misfortune .",
|
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"He blamed the party's misfortunes on poor leadership.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The Hartmanns of Arlington \u2014 quite a generational crew, and now heavy in their hearts over Brian\u2019s misfortune . \u2014 Star Tribune , 31 Oct. 2020",
|
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"Vincent, 51, was an All-American who had the misfortune on playing on UW teams that rarely won. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Visited upon multiple characters, the mounting misfortune that ensues stems from the timely subject of society\u2019s patriarchal tendency to disbelieve women, or to grant certain female archetypes more credibility than others. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
|
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"The Orlando Magic know as well as any other team the luck and misfortune that can come with the NBA\u2019s draft lottery. \u2014 Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Some have suffered bizarre mishaps and misfortune and five men have died. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Starring Affleck as a single father whose first wife (Lopez) dies giving birth to their daughter, Jersey Girl had the misfortune of arriving in theaters just over six months after Gigli \u2014 and two months after Affleck and Lopez called it quits. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Last August, Eduardo da Silva, a 22-year-old inmate in a prison in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in southwestern Brazil, had the misfortune to face all these conditions at once. \u2014 Sofia Moutinho, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
|
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"As the episode\u2019s championship game approaches, Burns tempts the wrath of the softball gods by declaring there\u2019s no way misfortune could simultaneously befall all his ringers. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259n",
|
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"mis-\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259n"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for misfortune misfortune , mischance , adversity , mishap mean adverse fortune or an instance of this. misfortune may apply to either the incident or conjunction of events that is the cause of an unhappy change of fortune or to the ensuing state of distress. never lost hope even in the depths of misfortune mischance applies especially to a situation involving no more than slight inconvenience or minor annoyance. took the wrong road by mischance adversity applies to a state of grave or persistent misfortune. had never experienced great adversity mishap applies to an often trivial instance of bad luck. the usual mishaps of a family vacation",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adversity",
|
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"ill",
|
|
"knock",
|
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"misadventure",
|
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"mischance",
|
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"mishap",
|
|
"tragedy"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004528",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misfortuned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": unfortunate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063617",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misfunction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": failure to function in a normal or correct way":[
|
|
"Presidential criticism is rarely provoked by the usual ongoing malfunctions and misfunctions of the press.",
|
|
"\u2014 Hodding Carter III"
|
|
],
|
|
": to function abnormally or incorrectly : malfunction":[
|
|
"His radio had misfunctioned \u2014he could talk to his crew but couldn't hear them\u2014so the decision to drive conservatively and stretch his fuel had been all his.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sam Moses"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1918, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222622",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misgauge":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to gauge wrongly : misjudge":[
|
|
"In a report submitted last week, the NASA board concluded that mission engineers had most likely misgauged the heating of the back end of the spacecraft by exhaust gases from the internally mounted rocket.",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard A. Kerr",
|
|
"He didn't share his wife's interest in the performing arts, and therefore had misgauged the intensity of her ambition.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kendra Bean"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8g\u0101j"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103337",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misgender":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to identify the gender of (a person, such as a transsexual or transgender person) incorrectly (as by using an incorrect label or pronoun)":[
|
|
"Multiple news outlets misgendered and misidentified Patricio Manuel after he made history this weekend by becoming the first trans boxer to win a pro match.",
|
|
"\u2014 Nico Lang",
|
|
"I don't want to be misgendered or deadnamed at school, and the effectiveness of the current preferred name system demonstrates NYU's commitment to resolving issues that have affected trans students in the past.",
|
|
"\u2014 Washington Square News: New York University"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1989, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8jen-d\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225056",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misgive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be fearful or apprehensive":[],
|
|
": to suggest doubt or fear to":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Pompeo aired that misgiving about safety standards at Chinese labs while elaborating on President Trump\u2019s frustration with the WHO. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Not without a touch of misgiving , Edward heeds the advice of Alice and ventures into the unlocked house. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 June 2019",
|
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"But White House officials expressed increasing misgiving about the scandals surrounding the former Oklahoma attorney general. \u2014 Louise Radnofsky, WSJ , 5 July 2018",
|
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"An extraordinary painterly sensitivity expressed itself in the person of a young black male, the locus of terror and misgiving in a racist society. \u2014 Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic , 24 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8giv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103950",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misgiving":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"belief",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"sureness",
|
|
"surety",
|
|
"trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event":[
|
|
"Many people have expressed misgivings about his ability to do the job."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I felt some misgiving about his ability to do the job.",
|
|
"They regarded the plan with misgiving .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"No amount of atonement or misgiving makes any difference. \u2014 Greg Jackson, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021",
|
|
"Despite any nostalgic misgivings , however, the TrackMan system seems a natural next step in the evolution of sports and technology. \u2014 Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Despite any misgivings about Cruise as an actor and a person, the trailer certainly sets up some pretty spectacular shots. \u2014 Andrew Liptak, The Verge , 18 July 2019",
|
|
"Some of us who would otherwise be reluctant to vote for Mr. Trump and Republican enablers in Congress see the over-the-top Democratic and media response to him as reason enough to cast ballots for the GOP despite any misgivings . \u2014 WSJ , 2 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"Barton's attorney, Fred Duchardt Jr., said last week that three jurors involved in Barton's 2006 trial now express misgivings based on the blood spatter evidence. \u2014 Erin Donaghue, CBS News , 19 May 2020",
|
|
"Any misgivings have also been tempered by a feeling the state should be taking stronger measures to control the outbreak. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2020",
|
|
"The company expressed misgivings about participating, but also believed that backing out might prompt an angry response from Trump. \u2014 Jordan Fabian, Bloomberg.com , 15 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Majeed's misgivings about being asked to spy on his own community are heightened when his devout father begins frequenting the mosque, bringing both his son and granddaughter back into the fold after years of relatively secular detachment. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"mis-\u02c8gi-vi\u014b",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8gi-vi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"distrustfulness",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"dubiety",
|
|
"dubitation",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"misdoubt",
|
|
"mistrust",
|
|
"mistrustfulness",
|
|
"query",
|
|
"reservation",
|
|
"skepticism",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"uncertainty"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091154",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misguide":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to lead astray : misdirect":[
|
|
"prejudice misguides our minds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"This creates a bias in the overall Covid-19 data that has ramifications for everyone, as this skew in the Covid-19 national estimates can misguide response efforts. \u2014 Bonnielin Swenor, STAT , 12 June 2020",
|
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"And any comparison to the system used by Iowa Democrats is misguided , says Bea Covington, executive director of King Conservation District. \u2014 Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020",
|
|
"This is the second round of payments APS is making following an Arizona Republic report last year that showed the company misguided thousands of customers regarding the cheapest rate plan. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, azcentral , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"An American hero has died and Russians are attempting to misguide , but first: a cartoon about shopping convenience. \u2014 Alex Baker-whitcomb, Wired , 24 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Another concept misguiding some voters is the move to use MaxPreps for seeding all tournaments beginning in 2021. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Whoever was charged with making the day\u2019s allotment of guacamole was also misguided in the amount of salt used. \u2014 Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal , 15 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Some Republicans don\u2019t believe the ban goes far enough: Colorado Right to Life calls the measure misguided . \u2014 Saja Hindi, The Denver Post , 23 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"But to start comparing one group's pain to the other is misguided . \u2014 NBC News , 24 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8g\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
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"buffalo",
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"burn",
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"catch",
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"con",
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"cozen",
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"deceive",
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"delude",
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"dupe",
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"fake out",
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"fool",
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"gaff",
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"gammon",
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"gull",
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"have",
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"have on",
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"hoax",
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"hoodwink",
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"hornswoggle",
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"humbug",
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"juggle",
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"misinform",
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"mislead",
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"snooker",
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"snow",
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"spoof",
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"string along",
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"suck in",
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"sucker",
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"take in",
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"trick"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073320",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"mishandle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to deal with or manage wrongly or ignorantly":[],
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": to treat roughly : maltreat":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The police mishandled the investigation.",
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"Apples are easily bruised when they are mishandled .",
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"The shortstop mishandled the throw.",
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"The quarterback fumbled when he mishandled the snap.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Details on the film are scant, but Gawande\u2019s book explores the concepts of death and aging and how the medical profession tends to mishandle both. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But there\u2019s another way to avoid dealing with the lost baggage headache\u2014knowing which airlines are most likely to mishandle your luggage and understanding their lost and damaged baggage policies just in case. \u2014 cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Logline details for Mortal are being kept in the casket, but the book explores the concepts of death and aging and how the medical profession tends to mishandle both. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, regional airline Envoy Air was most likely to lose or mishandle a bag. \u2014 Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
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"But models tend to mishandle the negative feedback of more sun-blocking clouds that has worked since creation. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Some of the uptick in bear nuisance reports is caused by campers who mishandle their food. \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 3 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Yet many in Japan are inclined to blame China for mishandling the early stages of the outbreak and Abe for not blocking visitors from China sooner. \u2014 Isabel Reynolds, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
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"Crozier\u2019s abrupt firing by acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly ultimately cost Modly his job as well for mishandling the relief of command and for his subsequent tirade delivered to the crew of the ship. \u2014 Jamie Mcintyre, Washington Examiner , 15 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)mis-\u02c8han-d\u1d4al"
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|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abuse",
|
|
"brutalize",
|
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"bully",
|
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"ill-treat",
|
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"ill-use",
|
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"kick around",
|
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"maltreat",
|
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"manhandle",
|
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"mess over",
|
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"mistreat",
|
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"misuse"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184504",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"mishap":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an unfortunate accident":[
|
|
"The fire was a tragic mishap that could have been prevented."
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],
|
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": bad luck : misfortune":[
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"The ceremony proceeded without mishap ."
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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|
"We experienced the usual mishaps of a family vacation.",
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"The ceremony proceeded without mishap .",
|
|
"The fire was a tragic mishap that could have been prevented.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the month leading up to launch, the telescope suffered another mishap when a crucial clamp unexpectedly released, sending tremors through the observatory. \u2014 Nadia Drake, Science , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Hugh Grant and not Firth ends up soaked in this boating mishap \u2014although the pair do have a scuffle in a water fountain in the sequel. \u2014 Emma Fraser, Town & Country , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That mishap made San Diego High\u2019s Charlize James the leading qualifier with her lifetime best of 13.67 seconds. \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
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"The interaction feels cosmically charged, a technological mishap of great consequence, but what\u2019s the point of it",
|
|
"Therefore, there was high confidence going into earnings yet management delivered a sizable revenue miss due to a product mishap . \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The stretchy fabric makes sitting for long periods of time comfortable, while moisture-wicking construction keeps you dry and clean through every type of weather or beverage mishap . \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"To top it off, Canonero\u2019s nightmare trip to Louisville included multiple planes with mechanical issues, a quarantine paperwork mishap in Miami and a van ride to Louisville. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
|
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"Not as dirty as a rectal palpitation mishap , mind you, but dirty nonetheless. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 5 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8mis-\u02cchap",
|
|
"mis-\u02c8hap"
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|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mishap misfortune , mischance , adversity , mishap mean adverse fortune or an instance of this. misfortune may apply to either the incident or conjunction of events that is the cause of an unhappy change of fortune or to the ensuing state of distress. never lost hope even in the depths of misfortune mischance applies especially to a situation involving no more than slight inconvenience or minor annoyance. took the wrong road by mischance adversity applies to a state of grave or persistent misfortune. had never experienced great adversity mishap applies to an often trivial instance of bad luck. the usual mishaps of a family vacation",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accident",
|
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"casualty",
|
|
"mischance"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161854",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"mishmash":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
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": hodgepodge , jumble":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And the company\u2019s achievements seem even more remarkable in comparison to this underwhelming mishmash , which opened on Monday at the Broadway Theater. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"What had been a mishmash of tables and chairs at the corner of Washington Street and Chicago Avenue, however, will get a fresh new look now that the Naperville City Council has approved a measure allowing The Lantern to serve alcohol outdoors. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Another major point of discussion is finding a global standard for verifying vaccination status and cleaning up the confusing paperwork and mishmash of requirements haphazardly put in place from different countries. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Indeed the 26-piece collection brings together a mishmash of references that could only be culled from personal experience. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In one there is a mishmash of Bernsteinian flair with two singers and pianist on stage, the mood, the method and energy always varied. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Balenciaga has been involved with the organization since 2018, when the brand released a $750 hoodie emblazoned with the WFP logo\u2014causing a brief stir over the piece\u2019s mishmash of luxury and altruism. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Painter describes the show as unlike any other Cirque show before it: a mishmash of acrobatics, music, dance, comedy and magic that celebrates New York City. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The result is a swirling temporal mishmash : nothing else seems quite as real as Shylock. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English & Yiddish; Middle English mysse masche , perhaps reduplication of mash mash; Yiddish mish-mash , perhaps reduplication of mishn to mix":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mish-\u02ccmash",
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u00e4sh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"agglomerate",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"alphabet soup",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"collage",
|
|
"crazy quilt",
|
|
"farrago",
|
|
"gallimaufry",
|
|
"grab bag",
|
|
"gumbo",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jambalaya",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"jungle",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doine",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"menagerie",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mixed bag",
|
|
"montage",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"olio",
|
|
"olla podrida",
|
|
"omnium-gatherum",
|
|
"pastiche",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"patchwork quilt",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"ragbag",
|
|
"ragout",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"salad",
|
|
"salmagundi",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"smorgasbord",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110748",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misimpression":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mistaken impression":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she was under the misimpression that the class was for beginners, but it was actually for advanced students",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That\u2019s given a misimpression about West Side Story, which is that the Jets and the Sharks are the Capulets and the Montagues. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"City special narcotics prosecutor Bridget Brennan also has expressed reservations in the past, saying the facilities could risk legal problems, neighborhood tension and giving a misimpression that drug use is safe. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Eli Nicolosi, the Republican chairman in Winnebago County, which includes Rockford, had the misimpression that the bill was full of social policies that had nothing to do with infrastructure, some of which are in the reconciliation bill. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"This is a common misimpression among the Military History gang. \u2014 Noam Cohen, Wired , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Another significant misimpression from the article relates to a reference about an instructor who spoke against vaccination. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 18 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"People have a misimpression \u2014 marketing doesn\u2019t mean advertising. \u2014 Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post , 3 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The narrative is based on innuendo, half-truths, misimpressions and mischaracterizations. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"This terrible misimpression grieves Ken Cuccinelli. \u2014 Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1670, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmi-sim-\u02c8pre-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"incomprehension",
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"misconstruction",
|
|
"misconstruing",
|
|
"misinterpretation",
|
|
"misknowledge",
|
|
"misreading",
|
|
"misunderstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015254",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misinform":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to give incorrect or misleading information to (someone) : to inform (someone) wrongly":[
|
|
"That small, self-serving cabal managed to misinform generations of Americans with malicious myths that misshaped history.",
|
|
"\u2014 Dana D. Kelley",
|
|
"\"Pardon me,\" interrupted Alfred Inglethorp, \"you have been misinformed . I had no quarrel with my dear wife. \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Agatha Christie"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also misinformed":[
|
|
"That small, self-serving cabal managed to misinform generations of Americans with malicious myths that misshaped history.",
|
|
"\u2014 Dana D. Kelley",
|
|
"\"Pardon me,\" interrupted Alfred Inglethorp, \"you have been misinformed . I had no quarrel with my dear wife. \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Agatha Christie"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Forrester\u2019s Consumer Technographics\u00ae Technology, Media, And Telecom Topic Insights Survey, 2020, US online adults were asked about their response to news stories and videos created to misinform and deceive readers on social media platforms. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This is the inevitable result of a concerted, bad faith effort to misinform the public about the Covid-19 vaccine. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Advances in computing technology have leapfrogged from lab settings into the real world, allowing criminals to deceive, misinform and defraud by impersonating others. \u2014 Erik Schatzker, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The prevalence of amateur videos, crowdsourced content and difficult to discern satellite imagery can confuse or perhaps misinform even seasoned journalists. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In Week 1472, The Style Invitational continued its decades-long campaign to misinform innocent newspaper readers, this time with bogus trivia about money and finance. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"What Fox has repeatedly done \u2014 on pretty much every major topic \u2014 is to misinform ... \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The bad news is that the same platforms that are used to inform can also be used by others with their own agendas to misinform and thereby lengthen or worsen the crisis. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Other internet searches reveal that the infamous scare tactics intended to misinform people about COVID-19 are bleeding into the influenza world, as well. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-in-\u02c8f\u022frm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gammon",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"hornswoggle",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"mislead",
|
|
"snooker",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"suck in",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213255",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misinterpret":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to explain wrongly":[
|
|
"His comment on the speech misinterprets the speaker's meaning."
|
|
],
|
|
": to understand wrongly":[
|
|
"Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He claims that his statements have been misinterpreted by the media.",
|
|
"Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Green then responded to a post from Skip Bayless, who seemed to misinterpret a quote from Green on his podcast. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Cases abound in which officers misinterpret traffic laws or simply fail to talk to witnesses who may be able to back up the victim. \u2014 Outside Online , 4 May 2020",
|
|
"Through it all, Saleh is careful not to tarnish the faith, suggesting that Islam itself is not to blame for the ways that certain people misinterpret and abuse it. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Over time, though, organizations can move further away from the original concept with implementations that misinterpret the original meaning. \u2014 Pieter Danhieux, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To make any sweeping judgments about any one mindset present in the film is to misinterpret it, to see it from a narrow perspective instead of the big picture, when in fact, no one is right and no one is wrong. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"White played Rose, a gentle, dim widow who managed to misinterpret most situations. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"White played Rose, a gentle, dim widow who managed to misinterpret most situations. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"By sending military supplies to Ukraine, by deploying troops to Eastern Europe, by preparing sanctions, the Biden administration has orchestrated a set of signals that even Mr. Putin can\u2019t misinterpret . \u2014 WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-p\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02ccmi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8t\u0259r-pr\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bend",
|
|
"color",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"distort",
|
|
"falsify",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"garble",
|
|
"misrelate",
|
|
"misrepresent",
|
|
"misstate",
|
|
"pervert",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"warp"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063106",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misinterpretable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capable of being misinterpreted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045356",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misinterpretation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mistaken interpretation":[
|
|
"an error caused by misinterpretation of the rules",
|
|
"\u2026 it soon becomes obvious to workers in the field that misunderstandings and misinterpretations of conventional terms seriously interfere with scholarly communication.",
|
|
"\u2014 Juergan Eichhoff"
|
|
],
|
|
": failure to understand or interpret something correctly":[
|
|
"an error caused by misinterpretation of the rules",
|
|
"\u2026 it soon becomes obvious to workers in the field that misunderstandings and misinterpretations of conventional terms seriously interfere with scholarly communication.",
|
|
"\u2014 Juergan Eichhoff"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmi-s\u1d4an-\u02cct\u0259r-pr\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-p\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085702",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misjoinder":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an improper union of parties or of causes of action in a single legal proceeding":[]
|
|
},
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"mis-\u02c8j\u022fin-d\u0259r",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8j\u022fin-d\u0259r"
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],
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": to have an unjust opinion of":[]
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"examples":[
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"I can see that I've completely misjudged you. I apologize.",
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"The outfielder misjudged the fly ball and it went over his head.",
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"The pilot misjudged the landing.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"One side can misjudge its (or its opponent\u2019s) strength, the potential response of the international community, the courage of an enemy\u2019s leaders, or the willingness of one\u2019s own people to sacrifice for victory. \u2014 Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
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"Those with good intentions may misjudge or not know the recipient well enough. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"When doctors overvalue intuition Doctors routinely misjudge the accuracy of their instincts and the relevance of past experiences with patients. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"As a result, the radio altimeters and automated landing controls can misjudge distances when operating under 2,500 feet and cause a plane crash. \u2014 Geoff Whitmore, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Wentz lost two yards in the air on the Colts next possession, and Nyheim Hines had a bad third-down drop on the following possession, appearing to misjudge the ball in the rain, forcing a three-and-out. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"People often misjudge life expectancies, which over time have lengthened considerably. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 4 Sep. 2021",
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"The move has left most people in Washington scratching their heads: How did an Administration led by a president with deep foreign-policy experience misjudge the situation so badly",
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"But even experienced swimmers can misjudge water conditions and their own abilities, with harrowing consequences. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 July 2021"
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8j\u0259j",
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"mis-\u02c8j\u0259j"
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],
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"miscalculate",
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"misgauge",
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"mismeasure",
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"mistake"
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": to estimate wrongly":[],
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": to have an unjust opinion of":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I can see that I've completely misjudged you. I apologize.",
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"The outfielder misjudged the fly ball and it went over his head.",
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"The pilot misjudged the landing.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"One side can misjudge its (or its opponent\u2019s) strength, the potential response of the international community, the courage of an enemy\u2019s leaders, or the willingness of one\u2019s own people to sacrifice for victory. \u2014 Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
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"Those with good intentions may misjudge or not know the recipient well enough. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"When doctors overvalue intuition Doctors routinely misjudge the accuracy of their instincts and the relevance of past experiences with patients. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"As a result, the radio altimeters and automated landing controls can misjudge distances when operating under 2,500 feet and cause a plane crash. \u2014 Geoff Whitmore, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Wentz lost two yards in the air on the Colts next possession, and Nyheim Hines had a bad third-down drop on the following possession, appearing to misjudge the ball in the rain, forcing a three-and-out. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"People often misjudge life expectancies, which over time have lengthened considerably. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 4 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The move has left most people in Washington scratching their heads: How did an Administration led by a president with deep foreign-policy experience misjudge the situation so badly",
|
|
"But even experienced swimmers can misjudge water conditions and their own abilities, with harrowing consequences. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 July 2021"
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8j\u0259j",
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"mis-\u02c8j\u0259j"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"miscalculate",
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"misgauge",
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"mismeasure",
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"mistake"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001350",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"definitions":{
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": in a misjudging manner : so as to make a misjudgment":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203706",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
|
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": to have an unjust opinion of":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I can see that I've completely misjudged you. I apologize.",
|
|
"The outfielder misjudged the fly ball and it went over his head.",
|
|
"The pilot misjudged the landing.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One side can misjudge its (or its opponent\u2019s) strength, the potential response of the international community, the courage of an enemy\u2019s leaders, or the willingness of one\u2019s own people to sacrifice for victory. \u2014 Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
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|
"Those with good intentions may misjudge or not know the recipient well enough. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"When doctors overvalue intuition Doctors routinely misjudge the accuracy of their instincts and the relevance of past experiences with patients. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As a result, the radio altimeters and automated landing controls can misjudge distances when operating under 2,500 feet and cause a plane crash. \u2014 Geoff Whitmore, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Wentz lost two yards in the air on the Colts next possession, and Nyheim Hines had a bad third-down drop on the following possession, appearing to misjudge the ball in the rain, forcing a three-and-out. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"People often misjudge life expectancies, which over time have lengthened considerably. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 4 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The move has left most people in Washington scratching their heads: How did an Administration led by a president with deep foreign-policy experience misjudge the situation so badly",
|
|
"But even experienced swimmers can misjudge water conditions and their own abilities, with harrowing consequences. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 July 2021"
|
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],
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8j\u0259j",
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"mis-\u02c8j\u0259j"
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],
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"misgauge",
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"mismeasure",
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"mistake"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203455",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"miskal":{
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": a Turkish unit equal to 74.2 grains":[],
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": a unit of value of former Chinese Turkestan":[
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"5, 4, 3, and 2 miskal silver coins struck 1900\u201311"
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],
|
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": any of various units of weight of Muslim countries: such as":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Turkish, Persian, & Arabic; Turkish miskal , from Persian misq\u0101l , from colloquial Arabic misq\u0101l (Ar mithq\u0101l )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053039",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"misken":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": misknow sense 1":[],
|
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": to have a false estimation of (oneself)":[],
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": to have incorrect ideas about : misunderstand":[],
|
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": to pretend not to know : ignore":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English (Scots) miskennen , from mis- entry 1 + kennen to ken":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)mis+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190449",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"miskenning":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a mistake or variance in pleading or argument in court":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from mis- entry 1 + kenning":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113645",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"miskick":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to kick in a faulty manner":[
|
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"\u2026 when the ball is knocked into the box seven minutes from time, he miskicks so violently that he falls over \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Nick Hornby",
|
|
"One minute later, Italy's Cristian Zaccardo tried to clear a United States free kick and miskicked the ball into the Italian goal.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jere Longman"
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],
|
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": to kick wrongly":[
|
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"\u2026 when the ball is knocked into the box seven minutes from time, he miskicks so violently that he falls over \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Nick Hornby",
|
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"One minute later, Italy's Cristian Zaccardo tried to clear a United States free kick and miskicked the ball into the Italian goal.",
|
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"\u2014 Jere Longman"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8kik"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233043",
|
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"miskin":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"Definition of miskin variant spelling of mixen"
|
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],
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015816",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"misknow":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"appreciate",
|
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"apprehend",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"fathom",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grok",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"seize",
|
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"take in",
|
|
"understand"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": misunderstand":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8n\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"misapprehend",
|
|
"misconstrue",
|
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"misinterpret",
|
|
"misperceive",
|
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"misread",
|
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"miss",
|
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"mistake",
|
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"misunderstand"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022714",
|
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"misknowledge":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"appreciate",
|
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"apprehend",
|
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"catch",
|
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"comprehend",
|
|
"conceive",
|
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"fathom",
|
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"get",
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"grasp",
|
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"grok",
|
|
"know",
|
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"make out",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
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"perceive",
|
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"savvy",
|
|
"see",
|
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"seize",
|
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"take in",
|
|
"understand"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": misunderstand":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8n\u014d"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"misapprehend",
|
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"misconstrue",
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"misinterpret",
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"misperceive",
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"misread",
|
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"miss",
|
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"mistake",
|
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"misunderstand"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210351",
|
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"misky":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": misty , foggy":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of misty":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ki",
|
|
"\u02c8misk\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083140",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mislabel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to label (something) incorrectly or falsely":[
|
|
"DNA tests on seafood in Texas and elsewhere have showed that seafood at markets and restaurants is mislabeled roughly one-third of the time.",
|
|
"\u2014 Bill Lambrecht"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8l\u0101-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024321",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"mislaid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to put in an unremembered place : lose":[
|
|
"he mislaid his car keys"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm always mislaying my bus pass.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to a survey of workers in America and the U.K., the loss in productivity from forgetting or mislaying passwords comes to at least U.S. $420 per employee annually. \u2014 Marie Kondo, Marie Claire , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"What counts is the manner of slaughter, and\u2014this being the most courteous of films\u2014the vital importance of never mislaying one\u2019s cool. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"It\u2019s not mislaid soup spoons or white shoes after Labor Day unsettling me. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"But this wasn\u2019t abandoned property; it was mislaid property. \u2014 New York Times , 16 July 2019",
|
|
"In the same incident, Riplinger was charged with theft of mislaid property in the 300 block of South Rand Road. \u2014 Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com , 12 July 2019",
|
|
"For those who picked up cash and kept it for themselves, charges could include theft of lost or mislaid property and could be a felony or misdemeanor, depending on the amount. \u2014 Amanda Watts, CNN , 10 July 2019",
|
|
"Muhammad Faraz, 36, of the 3700 block of Salem Walk, Northbrook, was charged on May 30 with theft of lost or mislaid property after an investigation in the 1700 block of Milwaukee Avenue. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 5 June 2018",
|
|
"In a related action, Donnailla Dismukes, 32, and James Gaston, 29, both of Sauk Village, were charged with stealing lost or mislaid property after each drove the vehicle upon which Jimerson had loaded the generators, police said. \u2014 Staff Report, Daily Southtown , 3 July 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1614, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"mis-\u02c8l\u0101",
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8l\u0101"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"lose",
|
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"misplace"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235852",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"mislay":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to put in an unremembered place : lose":[
|
|
"he mislaid his car keys"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm always mislaying my bus pass.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to a survey of workers in America and the U.K., the loss in productivity from forgetting or mislaying passwords comes to at least U.S. $420 per employee annually. \u2014 Marie Kondo, Marie Claire , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"What counts is the manner of slaughter, and\u2014this being the most courteous of films\u2014the vital importance of never mislaying one\u2019s cool. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"It\u2019s not mislaid soup spoons or white shoes after Labor Day unsettling me. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
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"But this wasn\u2019t abandoned property; it was mislaid property. \u2014 New York Times , 16 July 2019",
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"In the same incident, Riplinger was charged with theft of mislaid property in the 300 block of South Rand Road. \u2014 Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com , 12 July 2019",
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"For those who picked up cash and kept it for themselves, charges could include theft of lost or mislaid property and could be a felony or misdemeanor, depending on the amount. \u2014 Amanda Watts, CNN , 10 July 2019",
|
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"Muhammad Faraz, 36, of the 3700 block of Salem Walk, Northbrook, was charged on May 30 with theft of lost or mislaid property after an investigation in the 1700 block of Milwaukee Avenue. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 5 June 2018",
|
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"In a related action, Donnailla Dismukes, 32, and James Gaston, 29, both of Sauk Village, were charged with stealing lost or mislaid property after each drove the vehicle upon which Jimerson had loaded the generators, police said. \u2014 Staff Report, Daily Southtown , 3 July 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1614, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"mis-\u02c8l\u0101",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8l\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"lose",
|
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"misplace"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233820",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"mislaying":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to put in an unremembered place : lose":[
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"he mislaid his car keys"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I'm always mislaying my bus pass.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to a survey of workers in America and the U.K., the loss in productivity from forgetting or mislaying passwords comes to at least U.S. $420 per employee annually. \u2014 Marie Kondo, Marie Claire , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
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"What counts is the manner of slaughter, and\u2014this being the most courteous of films\u2014the vital importance of never mislaying one\u2019s cool. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
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"It\u2019s not mislaid soup spoons or white shoes after Labor Day unsettling me. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
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"But this wasn\u2019t abandoned property; it was mislaid property. \u2014 New York Times , 16 July 2019",
|
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"In the same incident, Riplinger was charged with theft of mislaid property in the 300 block of South Rand Road. \u2014 Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com , 12 July 2019",
|
|
"For those who picked up cash and kept it for themselves, charges could include theft of lost or mislaid property and could be a felony or misdemeanor, depending on the amount. \u2014 Amanda Watts, CNN , 10 July 2019",
|
|
"Muhammad Faraz, 36, of the 3700 block of Salem Walk, Northbrook, was charged on May 30 with theft of lost or mislaid property after an investigation in the 1700 block of Milwaukee Avenue. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 5 June 2018",
|
|
"In a related action, Donnailla Dismukes, 32, and James Gaston, 29, both of Sauk Village, were charged with stealing lost or mislaid property after each drove the vehicle upon which Jimerson had loaded the generators, police said. \u2014 Staff Report, Daily Southtown , 3 July 2018"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1614, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"mis-\u02c8l\u0101",
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8l\u0101"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"lose",
|
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"misplace"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071804",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"mislead":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"undeceive"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to lead astray : give a wrong impression":[
|
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"exciting as they are, they mislead",
|
|
"\u2014 E. M. Forster"
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],
|
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": to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit":[
|
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"His comments were a deliberate attempt to mislead the public."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"We believe that her comments were deliberately meant to mislead the public.",
|
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"We believe that her comments were deliberately meant to mislead .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The number of details that can be processed seems infinite, but seeing only limited parts of data can mislead teams into making wrong decisions. \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"That Telegram very rarely removes or blocks content \u2014 whether for being offensive, explicit or intentionally designed to mislead people \u2014 is by design. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Words that, at best, are meant to mislead the people of Minneapolis, and at worst are quite simply lies aimed at portraying Amir as a criminal. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The state said that drug manufacturers collaborated to mislead people and downplay the serious risks of opioid addiction, and that drug distributors skirted systems meant to limit orders for painkillers. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, chicagotribune.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The state and counties said that drug manufacturers collaborated to mislead people and downplay the serious risks of opioid addiction, and that drug distributors skirted systems meant to limit orders for painkillers. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"So that factor can mislead users of that metric as to how much inflation fear there is among real investors (as opposed to central bankers, who buy these bonds as a policy instrument, not an investment). \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 10 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said local police did not mislead anyone. \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Some bedding brands get carried away with their marketing claims, which can mislead to shoppers buying sheets for the wrong reasons. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"mis-\u02c8l\u0113d",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8l\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mislead deceive , mislead , delude , beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. tried to deceive me about the cost mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. I was misled by the confusing sign delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth. we were deluded into thinking we were safe beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. was beguiled by false promises",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gammon",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"hornswoggle",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"misinform",
|
|
"snooker",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"suck in",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052149",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misleading":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to lead astray : give a wrong impression":[
|
|
"exciting as they are, they mislead",
|
|
"\u2014 E. M. Forster"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit":[
|
|
"His comments were a deliberate attempt to mislead the public."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We believe that her comments were deliberately meant to mislead the public.",
|
|
"We believe that her comments were deliberately meant to mislead .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The number of details that can be processed seems infinite, but seeing only limited parts of data can mislead teams into making wrong decisions. \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"That Telegram very rarely removes or blocks content \u2014 whether for being offensive, explicit or intentionally designed to mislead people \u2014 is by design. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Words that, at best, are meant to mislead the people of Minneapolis, and at worst are quite simply lies aimed at portraying Amir as a criminal. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The state said that drug manufacturers collaborated to mislead people and downplay the serious risks of opioid addiction, and that drug distributors skirted systems meant to limit orders for painkillers. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, chicagotribune.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The state and counties said that drug manufacturers collaborated to mislead people and downplay the serious risks of opioid addiction, and that drug distributors skirted systems meant to limit orders for painkillers. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"So that factor can mislead users of that metric as to how much inflation fear there is among real investors (as opposed to central bankers, who buy these bonds as a policy instrument, not an investment). \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 10 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said local police did not mislead anyone. \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Some bedding brands get carried away with their marketing claims, which can mislead to shoppers buying sheets for the wrong reasons. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"mis-\u02c8l\u0113d",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8l\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mislead deceive , mislead , delude , beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. tried to deceive me about the cost mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. I was misled by the confusing sign delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth. we were deluded into thinking we were safe beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. was beguiled by false promises",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gammon",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"hornswoggle",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"misinform",
|
|
"snooker",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"suck in",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020539",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mislike":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adore",
|
|
"cotton (to)",
|
|
"delight (in)",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"enjoy",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"groove (on)",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"revel (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dislike":[],
|
|
": displease":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, \u201c Mislike me not for my complexion\u201d",
|
|
"he's such a polite, friendly, and kind young man, it's hard to see how any prospective father-in-law could mislike him"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8l\u012bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disfavor",
|
|
"dislike",
|
|
"disrelish"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215528",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mismeasure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to measure (something) badly or incorrectly : to make a mistake in measuring":[
|
|
"\u2026 the mahogany paneling for the storefront had been mismeasured and arrived too large for the opening and had to be sent back.",
|
|
"\u2014 Alan J. Heavens",
|
|
"In the land of Julius Caesar\u2014a brilliant politician who nonetheless mismeasured , fatally, the temper of the Roman Senate\u2014it is hard to fathom why, as political animals, we can never seem to ingest the most basic laws of cause and effect.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1743, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8me-zh\u0259r",
|
|
"-\u02c8m\u0101-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100548",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misorder":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an incorrect or mistaken order":[
|
|
"\u2026 the total number of customers actually affected by the misorders was only about 5,000.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lori Santos"
|
|
],
|
|
": bad or disorderly conduct":[
|
|
"Never foreign power could yet hurt, or in any part prevail in this realm, but by disobedience and misorder within ourselves.",
|
|
"\u2014 Edmund Bonner"
|
|
],
|
|
": to arrange or order incorrectly":[
|
|
"\u2026 a photo caption accompanying an article about the TV show \"Duck Dynasty\" misordered the names of the Robertson family members pictured.",
|
|
"\u2014 The Los Angeles Times"
|
|
],
|
|
": to mistakenly or incorrectly place an order for (something, such as a product)":[
|
|
"Many retailers have items such as appliances and plumbing fixtures that they sell at sizable discounts because they are slightly blemished, have minor scratches or are in the store because someone misordered them.",
|
|
"\u2014 Paul Bianchina"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put in disorder or confusion (as through mismanagement)":[
|
|
"\u2026 as also to see the difference of things confounded or misordered by the ignorance of corruption \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Francis Rous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213527",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misperceive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to perceive (something) wrongly or improperly":[
|
|
"\u2026 until recently, experts have paid the placebo effect only grudging respect, some insisting that people who experience it must have simply misperceived either their illness or their recovery.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ted Kaptchuk et al."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-p\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021425",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misperception":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a false or inaccurate perception":[
|
|
"\u2026 a host of misperceptions about the '50s, including the skewed notion that women didn't work in the 1950s, especially if they were mothers. Even in the '50s, one-fifth of mothers had paying jobs.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jeff Reid"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1722, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-p\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0113p-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234734",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misperform":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to perform wrongly or improperly":[
|
|
"the ship misperformed the maneuver and almost collided with the pier"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"mis- entry 1 + perform":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175931",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mispick":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"mis- entry 1 + pick (noun)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)mis+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210031",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mispickel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": arsenopyrite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German mispickel, misspickel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mi\u02ccspik\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110212",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misplace":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mislay":[
|
|
"misplaced the keys"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put in a wrong or inappropriate place":[
|
|
"misplace a comma"
|
|
],
|
|
": to set on a wrong object or eventuality":[
|
|
"his trust had been misplaced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I seem to have misplaced my keys.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Tuesday\u2019s arctic air will leave Connecticut Wednesday morning, but don\u2019t misplace the jackets, hats, gloves, and scarves as more arctic air will be arriving for the start of the weekend. \u2014 courant.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Russo recused herself from the case and appointed a private investigator, who found that Tiedjen and his attorneys did not misplace them but could not locate the photographs or determine who had lost them. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 23 June 2021",
|
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"It\u2019s not unusual to misplace your car keys or reading glasses (which are on your head). \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 8 May 2021",
|
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"Does your dad always misplace his phone, wallet, keys, AirPods, wedding band, and other super important items",
|
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"There are many other episodes in which bitcoin accounts have been hacked by cyberthieves or lost when their owners misplace their access codes, which can\u2019t be replicated. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2021",
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"Each dumbbell has a base that holds any unused weight, so there are no plates to trip over and no clamps to misplace . \u2014 Claire Zillman, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2021",
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"The honor is so fresh that Monk hasn\u2019t had a chance to misplace it yet. \u2014 al , 22 Feb. 2021",
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"These little Bluetooth trackers are a huge boon for any giftee who tends to misplace their keys, bags, or smartphone, and the Tile Mate can be had for a very giftable price. \u2014 Lee Neikirk, USA TODAY , 25 Sep. 2020"
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"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"mis-\u02c8pl\u0101s",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8pl\u0101s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"lose",
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"mislay"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221608",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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": mislay":[
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"misplaced the keys"
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],
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": to put in a wrong or inappropriate place":[
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"misplace a comma"
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],
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": to set on a wrong object or eventuality":[
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"his trust had been misplaced"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I seem to have misplaced my keys.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Tuesday\u2019s arctic air will leave Connecticut Wednesday morning, but don\u2019t misplace the jackets, hats, gloves, and scarves as more arctic air will be arriving for the start of the weekend. \u2014 courant.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"Russo recused herself from the case and appointed a private investigator, who found that Tiedjen and his attorneys did not misplace them but could not locate the photographs or determine who had lost them. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 23 June 2021",
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"It\u2019s not unusual to misplace your car keys or reading glasses (which are on your head). \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 8 May 2021",
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"Does your dad always misplace his phone, wallet, keys, AirPods, wedding band, and other super important items",
|
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"There are many other episodes in which bitcoin accounts have been hacked by cyberthieves or lost when their owners misplace their access codes, which can\u2019t be replicated. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Each dumbbell has a base that holds any unused weight, so there are no plates to trip over and no clamps to misplace . \u2014 Claire Zillman, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2021",
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"The honor is so fresh that Monk hasn\u2019t had a chance to misplace it yet. \u2014 al , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
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"These little Bluetooth trackers are a huge boon for any giftee who tends to misplace their keys, bags, or smartphone, and the Tile Mate can be had for a very giftable price. \u2014 Lee Neikirk, USA TODAY , 25 Sep. 2020"
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"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"mis-\u02c8pl\u0101s",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8pl\u0101s"
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"lose",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070642",
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"misplacement":{
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"definitions":{
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": mislay":[
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"misplaced the keys"
|
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],
|
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": to put in a wrong or inappropriate place":[
|
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"misplace a comma"
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],
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": to set on a wrong object or eventuality":[
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"his trust had been misplaced"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"I seem to have misplaced my keys.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Tuesday\u2019s arctic air will leave Connecticut Wednesday morning, but don\u2019t misplace the jackets, hats, gloves, and scarves as more arctic air will be arriving for the start of the weekend. \u2014 courant.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Russo recused herself from the case and appointed a private investigator, who found that Tiedjen and his attorneys did not misplace them but could not locate the photographs or determine who had lost them. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s not unusual to misplace your car keys or reading glasses (which are on your head). \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 8 May 2021",
|
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"Does your dad always misplace his phone, wallet, keys, AirPods, wedding band, and other super important items",
|
|
"There are many other episodes in which bitcoin accounts have been hacked by cyberthieves or lost when their owners misplace their access codes, which can\u2019t be replicated. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Each dumbbell has a base that holds any unused weight, so there are no plates to trip over and no clamps to misplace . \u2014 Claire Zillman, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2021",
|
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"The honor is so fresh that Monk hasn\u2019t had a chance to misplace it yet. \u2014 al , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"These little Bluetooth trackers are a huge boon for any giftee who tends to misplace their keys, bags, or smartphone, and the Tile Mate can be had for a very giftable price. \u2014 Lee Neikirk, USA TODAY , 25 Sep. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"mis-\u02c8pl\u0101s",
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8pl\u0101s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"lose",
|
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"mislay"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182927",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"misplan":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to plan (something) poorly or improperly":[
|
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"a misplanned meeting",
|
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"\u2026 misspent and misplanned their way into a huge deficit.",
|
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"\u2014 The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8plan"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012418",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"misplay":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a wrong or unskillful play : error":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Every Gavin Lux misplay seems to lead to a bunch of unearned runs. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"While Nevin\u2019s misplay in the second helped the Royals get on the board, his RBI single in the fifth made up for it, plating Ur\u00edas and creating enough of a cushion for the bullpen to close out. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"In the bottom half, Garcia made up for the misplay with a drive over the left-field fence to tie it. \u2014 Lary Bump, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the second frame, Rodriguez worked around a fielding error by shortstop Willi Castro and a misplay in center by Greene, which allowed Justin Williams' hit to drop in for a single. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Kyle Schwarber had some fun with his misplay and subsequent recovery. \u2014 Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Staley called the misplay a learning opportunity for Kelley. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Not exactly a pretty play, Drew got to the front of the net, took advantage of a misplay by Reign defensemen Jacob Maverare and slipped the puck in for his third goal of the season. \u2014 Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Xander Bogaerts, on second after a one-out walk and single by Rafael Devers, immediately read the misplay and scored on Altuve\u2019s error. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mis-\u02ccpl\u0101"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221101",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"mispleading":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an error in pleading : a wrong pleading or omission":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"mis- entry 1 + pleading":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)mis+"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074106",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"mispoint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to punctuate wrongly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"mis- entry 1 + point":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065101",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misposition":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to position improperly or incorrectly":[
|
|
"Among other problems, he mispositioned surgical screws, which pressed on patients' nerves \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Naish"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060031",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mispositioned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": incorrectly or improperly positioned":[
|
|
"The first recall \u2026 affected more than 8,200 vehicles that contained a mispositioned carpet padding, which could get in the way of a driver's foot while braking.",
|
|
"\u2014 David A. Mann"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259nd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231604",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mispraise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dispraise":[],
|
|
": to give expression to improper or unwise praise":[],
|
|
": to praise wrongly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English mispraisen , from mis- entry 1 + praisen to praise":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141357",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misprision":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": concealment of treason or felony by one who is not a participant in the treason or felony":[],
|
|
": contempt , scorn":[],
|
|
": misunderstanding , misinterpretation":[],
|
|
": neglect or wrong performance of official duty":[],
|
|
": seditious conduct against the government or the courts":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1592, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French mesprisun error, wrongdoing, from mesprendre to take by mistake, from mes- mis- + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to seize \u2014 more at get":"Noun",
|
|
"misprize":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)mis-\u02c8pri-zh\u0259n",
|
|
"mis-\u02c8pri-zh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161804",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misread":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"fathom",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grok",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"understand"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to misinterpret in or as if in reading":[
|
|
"totally misread the lesson of history",
|
|
"\u2014 Christopher Hollis"
|
|
],
|
|
": to read incorrectly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I guess I misread the instructions.",
|
|
"They have misread the lessons of the past.",
|
|
"Politicians may have misread the mood of the public.",
|
|
"I badly misread the situation.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Thomas, though, misread its slicing action, allowing the ball to trickle to the wall untouched for a double. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Clary, however, may have developed enough of a friendship with and loyalty to Braunizer to sacrifice his objectivity and misread his interview subject and Schr\u00f6dinger both. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"In interviews, several said Judge Mizelle badly misread the law. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Opposition parties have also tried to pick apart Orban\u2019s message of being a guarantor of Hungary\u2019s security after the government misread the threat Russia posed and did a U-turn on the deployment of NATO troops in Hungary. \u2014 Zoltan Simon, Bloomberg.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But Disney leadership badly misread the situation in Florida in ways that continue to have ripple effects. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Certainly, Macron did not entirely misread the concern of French voters over Russian atrocities in Ukraine. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sometimes, Pentagon assessors simply misread the allegations, leading to the dismissal of a report. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2016",
|
|
"Their exits have solidified the reign of Chief Executive Officer Emmett Shear, whose engineering-first focus has led the company to misread what the streaming community wants, these people say. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"mis-\u02c8r\u0113d",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8r\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehend",
|
|
"misconstrue",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misknow",
|
|
"misperceive",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"misunderstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190802",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misreading":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"fathom",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grok",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"understand"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to misinterpret in or as if in reading":[
|
|
"totally misread the lesson of history",
|
|
"\u2014 Christopher Hollis"
|
|
],
|
|
": to read incorrectly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I guess I misread the instructions.",
|
|
"They have misread the lessons of the past.",
|
|
"Politicians may have misread the mood of the public.",
|
|
"I badly misread the situation.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Thomas, though, misread its slicing action, allowing the ball to trickle to the wall untouched for a double. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Clary, however, may have developed enough of a friendship with and loyalty to Braunizer to sacrifice his objectivity and misread his interview subject and Schr\u00f6dinger both. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"In interviews, several said Judge Mizelle badly misread the law. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Opposition parties have also tried to pick apart Orban\u2019s message of being a guarantor of Hungary\u2019s security after the government misread the threat Russia posed and did a U-turn on the deployment of NATO troops in Hungary. \u2014 Zoltan Simon, Bloomberg.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But Disney leadership badly misread the situation in Florida in ways that continue to have ripple effects. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Certainly, Macron did not entirely misread the concern of French voters over Russian atrocities in Ukraine. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sometimes, Pentagon assessors simply misread the allegations, leading to the dismissal of a report. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2016",
|
|
"Their exits have solidified the reign of Chief Executive Officer Emmett Shear, whose engineering-first focus has led the company to misread what the streaming community wants, these people say. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"mis-\u02c8r\u0113d",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8r\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehend",
|
|
"misconstrue",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misknow",
|
|
"misperceive",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"misunderstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081342",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misrelate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to relate badly or wrongly : to give an erroneous or inaccurate account of":[
|
|
"misrelate a story"
|
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]
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"1621, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccmis-ri-\u02c8l\u0101t"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082523",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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": to give a false or misleading representation of usually with an intent to deceive or be unfair":[
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"misrepresented the facts"
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],
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": to serve badly or improperly as a representative of":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The company is accused of misrepresenting its earnings.",
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"The movie deliberately misrepresents the facts about her life.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The guidelines also prohibit influencers from hyping sensitive or trending social issues, and ban them from using technologies like deep-fake and face-swapping software to misrepresent the state, Party leaders, or China\u2018s history. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
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"An immigration judge, who is a Justice Department employee, concluded Patel intended to misrepresent his status for the purpose of getting his license, even though Georgia law entitled a noncitizen in Patel\u2019s situation to a license to drive. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 16 May 2022",
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"And as Trump\u2019s record shows, people who are prepared to misrepresent the truth as a means to \u2013 or excuse for \u2013 abusing their power once will almost certainly do so again. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 12 May 2022",
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"Gasc\u00f3n would not discuss the specific allegations in the lawsuits but said prosecutors are continuing to misrepresent his policies and their intent in court. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
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"In other words, the purpose is not to misrepresent the facts. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 2 May 2022",
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"More worrying is the tendency of firms, entire industries, and/or governments to misuse or misrepresent these approaches as an alternative to actual action, as a way to minimize the urgency to act or as a cover for slow-walk initiatives. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Usually, that boils down to clickbait articles that mislead people or misrepresent a story. \u2014 Hazey Taughtme, Rolling Stone , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"For some Black women in the Bay Area, partisan attempts to misrepresent Jackson\u2019s record reminded them of their own experiences being undermined in the workplace. \u2014 Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"(\u02cc)mis-\u02ccre-pri-\u02c8zent",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02ccre-pri-\u02c8zent",
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"mis-\u02ccre-pri-\u02c8zent"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bend",
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"color",
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"cook",
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"distort",
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"falsify",
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"fudge",
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"garble",
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"misinterpret",
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"misrelate",
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"misstate",
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"pervert",
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"slant",
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"twist",
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"warp"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174606",
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"type":[
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},
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"antonyms":[
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"attend",
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"show up (for)"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a clothing size for women of average height and build":[],
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": a failure to attain a desired result":[],
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": a failure to hit":[],
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": a young unmarried woman or girl":[],
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": disadvantage or regret resulting from loss":[
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"we know the miss of you, and even hunger \u2026 to see you",
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"\u2014 Samuel Richardson"
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],
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": escape , avoid":[
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"just missed hitting the other car"
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],
|
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": misfire":[],
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": to be unsuccessful":[
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"such a fine prospect that he can't miss"
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],
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": to deviate from regular smooth performance":[
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"the company changed ownership without missing a beat"
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],
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": to discover or feel the absence of":[
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"missed his wallet as soon as he entered the store"
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],
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": to fail to comprehend, sense, or experience":[
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"missed the point of the speech"
|
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],
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": to fail to get, reach, or do something":[],
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": to fail to hit something":[
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"took another cut at the ball but missed again"
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],
|
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": to fail to hit, reach, or contact":[
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"miss the target"
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],
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": to fail to obtain":[
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"ignorance misses the best things in this life",
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"\u2014 W. R. Inge"
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],
|
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": to fail to perform or attend":[
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"had to miss school for a week"
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],
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": to fail to take advantage of an opportunity":[],
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": to leave out : omit":[
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"in such a hurry that he missed his breakfast"
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],
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": to lose a good opportunity for":[
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"missed out on a better job"
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],
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": young lady":[
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"\u2014 used without a name as a conventional term of address to a young woman"
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],
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"Mississippi":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He swung and missed the ball completely.",
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"The shot missed the goal by inches.",
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"The batter swung and missed .",
|
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"She took three shots and missed every time.",
|
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"I would hate to miss this opportunity.",
|
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"She could have joined us, but she missed her chance.",
|
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"They missed a payment on their car loan.",
|
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"He was in such a hurry that he missed breakfast."
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
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"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English missan ; akin to Old High German missan to miss":"Verb",
|
|
"short for mistress":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mis"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blow off",
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"cut",
|
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"skip"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170038",
|
|
"type":[
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"abbreviation",
|
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"adjective",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"miss its/the mark":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to fail or be wrong":[
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"Their estimates completely missed the mark .",
|
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"The ad campaign was supposed to appeal to young people but it missed the mark ."
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092725",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to not have the career one should have":[
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"He feels he missed his calling by not becoming a doctor."
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173956",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"miss one's vocation":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to not have the career one should have":[
|
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"He feels he missed his vocation by not becoming a doctor."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112207",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"miss out":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a throw of dice that loses the main bet":[],
|
|
": to leave out : omit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1945, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mis-\u02ccau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012106",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miss the forest for the trees":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to not understand or appreciate a larger situation, problem, etc., because one is considering only a few parts of it":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233353",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"miss-nancyism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": effeminacy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180027",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"missense":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to or being a gene mutation involving alteration of one or more codons so that different amino acids are determined \u2014 compare antisense , nonsense":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"A missense mutation, for example, swaps one amino acid in the protein for another. \u2014 Nicholette Zeliadt, Washington Post , 30 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"mis- + -sense (as in nonsense )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mis-\u02ccsen(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125541",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misshape":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to shape (something) badly : to give an unnatural shape or form to":[
|
|
"\u2026 cutting back the young trees and brush of other varieties so they won't crowd out or misshape the firs.",
|
|
"\u2014 Terry Todd"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8sh\u0101p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013650",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misshapen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having an ugly or deformed shape":[
|
|
"It is, in fact, a homely and misshapen little gray airplane that looks like it was cobbled together in someone's garage.",
|
|
"\u2014 Patricia Trenner"
|
|
],
|
|
": morally or intellectually deformed or distorted":[
|
|
"misshapen ideas of justice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8sh\u0101-p\u0259n",
|
|
"mis-\u02c8sh\u0101-p\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021843",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"missileman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one engaged in designing, building, or operating guided missiles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Chris Sembroski, 42, a data engineer and former Air Force missileman from Everett, Washington, entered an open lottery by donating to St. Jude. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The new passengers: Sian Proctor, a community college educator in Tempe, Arizona, and Chris Sembroski, a former Air Force missileman from Everett, Washington. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, orlandosentinel.com , 30 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mi-s\u0259l-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140655",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"missilery":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The North displayed its latest missilery in the February parade, however, and Washington hardly batted an eye. \u2014 Eric Talmadge, Fox News , 9 Sep. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mi-s\u0259l-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040300",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"missing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The new director has provided the missing ingredient that was needed for the show's success.",
|
|
"the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What has changed is the number of people that die or go missing . \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The only puzzling thing about Loot is what's missing . \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"People go missing , a big underwater thing is bumping into fishermen\u2019s boats, and some believe a folklore dragon has returned. \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"If one of these legs is missing , globalization will collapse sooner or later. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Teenagers are much more likely than younger children to go missing , according to the report. \u2014 Marisa Iati, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"This piece, which includes stark comparison of the national news coverage of the two cases has become the basis of a longer study into the racial disparities in law enforcement and media coverage when children of color go missing . \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The effort seeks to raise awareness of Indigenous people who go missing and to find solutions to the high rates of violence faced by Indigenous people, especially women and girls. \u2014 Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Neighbors\u2019 pets start to go missing , and then the neighbors themselves. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 6 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mi-si\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"mislaid",
|
|
"misplaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102339",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"missing in action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": missing and unable to be confirmed as captured or killed following military action":[
|
|
"a soldier who was declared missing in action",
|
|
"The 1st Cavalry Division casualties in Operation PERSHING totalled 852 troopers killed in action, 22 missing in action , 286 killed in noncombat circumstances \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shelby L. Stanton",
|
|
"\u2014 often used figuratively for someone or something notably or unexpectedly missing, absent, or inactive Most readers expect an encyclopedia to give the judgment of scholars\u2014a group largely missing in action here. \u2014 Julia Vitullo-Martin The movie itself has just resurfaced after having been missing in action for some time. \u2014 Video Review But lots of hair had turned gray (my own included); lots more was missing in action . \u2014 Joseph Epstein"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1808, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163300",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"missing link":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hypothetical intermediate evolutionary form between humans and their presumed simian progenitors":[],
|
|
": a hypothetical intermediate evolutionary form between one animal species or group and its presumed ancestors":[
|
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"a missing link between reptiles and birds"
|
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],
|
|
": an absent member needed to complete a series or resolve a problem":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Police are hopeful that the new evidence will provide the missing links needed to solve the crime.",
|
|
"scientists searching for the missing link",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Yet, this robust and flexible financial instrument may just be the missing link to your financial portfolio. \u2014 Carson Porter, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The Masters remains the only missing link on his majors resume. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Improving strength with multi-joint strength movements is a missing link in training for runners. \u2014 Eric Bach, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2014",
|
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"The Masters remains the only missing link on his majors resume. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Masters remains the only missing link on his majors resume. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In other words, there is still a missing link between the chemistry of early life and its subsequent biology. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"So this battle was kind of the missing link between Caesar and Octavian. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Masters remains the only missing link on his majors resume. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"missiological":{
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": of or relating to missiology":[
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"a missiological classic"
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"mission":{
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"definitions":{
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": a body of persons sent to perform a service or carry on an activity: such as":[],
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": a course of sermons and services given to convert the unchurched or quicken Christian faith":[
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"a preaching mission"
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],
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": a definite military, naval, or aerospace task":[
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"a bombing mission",
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"a space mission"
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],
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": a flight operation of an aircraft or spacecraft in the performance of a mission":[
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"a mission to Mars"
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],
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": a group sent to a foreign country to conduct diplomatic or political negotiations":[
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"a member of a trade mission"
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],
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": a local church or parish dependent on a larger religious organization for direction or financial support":[
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"Spanish missions in California"
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],
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": a ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate (see propagate sense 3b ) its faith or carry on humanitarian work":[
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"\u2026 there was a little port called Quinchang, where the fathers of the mission usually landed from Macao, on their progress to teach the Christian religion to the Chinese \u2026",
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"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
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],
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": a mission establishment":[],
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": a permanent embassy or legation":[],
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": a preestablished and often self-imposed objective or purpose":[
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"statement of the company's mission"
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],
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": a specific task with which a person or a group is charged":[
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"Their mission was to help victims of the disaster."
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],
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": a team of specialists or cultural leaders sent to a foreign country":[
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"served on a mission to improve agricultural methods"
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],
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": assignment to or work in a field of missionary enterprise":[],
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": calling , vocation":[
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"Her mission was to be a teacher."
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],
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": of or relating to a style used in the early Spanish missions of the southwestern U.S.":[
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"mission architecture"
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],
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": of, relating to, or having the characteristic of a style of plain heavy usually oak furniture originating in the U.S. in the early part of the 20th century":[],
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": organized missionary work":[],
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": the act or an instance of sending":[],
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": to carry on a religious mission among or in":[],
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": to send on or entrust with a mission":[],
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"city near the Rio Grande in southern Texas population 77,058":[],
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"municipality on the Fraser River in southwestern British Columbia, Canada population 36,426":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Our mission was to recover the stolen plans.",
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"By patient negotiation she succeeded in her mission of averting a strike.",
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"a mission to the moon",
|
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"a member of a trade mission",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The kids in Hawkins suit up to go back to the Upside Down on an assassination mission . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
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"The team will use the next two years to work on 3D simulations, a robot prototype, develop strategies that help the robot avoid risk, and test out ReachBot in a realistic mission environment -- likely a cave site in New Mexico or California. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Just last week, Luxembourg\u2019s Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, came to the cities of Toronto and Montreal as part of an economic mission organized by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in close cooperation with the Ministry of the Economy. \u2014 Karl Moore, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Told in reverse, the movie stars Guy Pearce as a man whose mission to track down his wife's killer is complicated by his inability to form new memories. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Since 2007, thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and communities have walked together to support the national organization\u2019s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington\u2019s Disease and their families. \u2014 Alexis Oatman, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
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"With the ability to now facilitate SBA 504 loans in Utah, the organization plans to increase their impact and further their mission to foster the economic growth of diverse small businesses. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Through either mission trips or vacations, Martin has traveled to 25 or 26 countries including China, Russia, India, Peru, Haiti and Guatemala. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Highlighting the contributions of the aforementioned individuals such as Coltrane, Tupac, and Afeni Shakur are only a small part of Onwusa\u2019s mission . \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"It\u2019s the most powerful operational rocket active, although both the Artemis I mission using the Space Launch System and SpaceX\u2019s in-the-works Starship with Super Heavy rockets will exceed that. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Promoted to mission commander of the shuttle Columbia in 1999, and the Discovery in 2005, Collins found the position involved less fun and more responsibility. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Next, the stage will be refurbished as needed and shipped to NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the launch of the Artemis I mission . \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The extra precision of the Gaia system will help mission controllers home in precisely on their targets. \u2014 Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS , 24 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Two were suicides and two were non- mission , accidental firearm discharges. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The scene now zooms down to the character to emphasize her mid- mission request. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Future techniques might include using gravity to tug asteroids out of orbit, zapping them with lasers, or even moving them with tractor beams, said NASA planetary defense officer Lindley Johnson said in a pre- mission news conference. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Air Force once vaguely entertained the notion of replacing the RC-135s with a new 767-based multi- mission place called the E-10. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Andrew Wood, a Marine Corps spokesperson, said the updates include additional inspections for watertight integrity and stricter requirements for what material discrepancies would render a vehicle non- mission capable. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Their conclusions, published in Science magazine and presented at the 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, were reached by using cross- mission data from the agency's Planetary Data System (PDS). \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The Constellation ships are multi- mission ships that are capable of anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare (anti-ship and land attack), and anti-air warfare (anti-aircraft, anti-missile, and now anti-drone) missions. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 Jan. 2021",
|
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"Travis Air Force Base ordered non- mission -essential personnel to evacuate. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Aug. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
|
|
"1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, Medieval Latin, & Latin; New Latin mission-, missio religious mission, from Medieval Latin, task assigned, from Latin, act of sending, from mittere to send":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"assignment",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"business",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"detail",
|
|
"job",
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"post"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015652",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"geographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"missive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a written communication : letter":[
|
|
"wrote a lengthy missive to her father"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She received yet another lengthy missive from her father.",
|
|
"the two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Rice, who normally sends weekly memos to staff celebrating all things Disney, sent his final missive to the company Thursday. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"His latest hip-hop missive leaned on vulnerability, real-life issues, and more. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"His missive afforded her a window into the horrors faced by African refugees seeking a Mediterranean route to Europe. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"So there is usefulness in a recent White House missive to Congress\u2014which in a few short pages neatly sums up the dishonesty and malpractice of today\u2019s Beltway. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The missive , which has not been made public, purportedly relays a State Department assessment that Pakistan-U.S. relations have deteriorated under Khan and that a restoration of cordial ties would depend on his removal. \u2014 Hasan Ali / Islamabad, Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In a new missive from his personal site, Young lambastes the Swedish tech executive for Spotify\u2019s alleged practices of underpaying artists and allowing top podcaster Joe Rogan to promote vaccine misinformation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This insidious cycle will carry on and I will be forced to cut and paste this entire missive all over again. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The missive to McMullen expands Icahn's bid to end the use of gestation stalls that prevent breeding pigs from turning around, with Icahn last month also launching a potential fight with McDonald's over the issue. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 30 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1553, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French lettre missive , literally, letter intended to be sent":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mi-siv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"epistle",
|
|
"letter",
|
|
"memo",
|
|
"memorandum",
|
|
"note"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161625",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"missout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a throw of dice that loses the main bet":[],
|
|
": to leave out : omit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1945, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mis-\u02ccau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105727",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misspend":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conserve"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to spend wrongly : squander":[
|
|
"a misspent life"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Several government officials have been accused of misspending public money.",
|
|
"warned that a childhood spent playing video games was a misspent youth indeed",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Utah leaders misspend public funds, abandon Utah\u2019s youth for fossil fuels. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"But the risks are that industrial policies can misspend dollars that would be better directed by the private sector. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 18 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8spend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"fiddle away",
|
|
"fritter (away)",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"lose",
|
|
"run through",
|
|
"spend",
|
|
"squander",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"trifle (away)",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055347",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misstate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to state incorrectly : give a false account of":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The company misstated its profits.",
|
|
"An article in yesterday's paper misstated the name of the district attorney.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"History has taught us that people don\u2019t typically fudge numbers unless there are compelling reasons\u2013and there are plenty of compelling reasons to misstate ESG efforts. \u2014 Fortune , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Facebook post examined here as well as several others misstate the victim's name and age. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"These claims misstate and misinterpret the court's decision. \u2014 Star Tribune , 1 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Trump continues to misstate or overstate the increase in defense spending by NATO countries during his time in office. \u2014 Jamie Mcintyre, Washington Examiner , 23 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Aside from failing to mention the storage fee, Aubrey appeared to misstate the amount of the loan Johnson would receive. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2020",
|
|
"An article in Monday editions misstated the name of the trail in one instance. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 June 2020",
|
|
"An earlier version of this post misstated New Jersey's secretary of state. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2020",
|
|
"An earlier version of this article misstated some changes in New Hampshire\u2019s rules for absentee ballots. \u2014 David Cole, The New York Review of Books , 30 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1643, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8st\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bend",
|
|
"color",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"distort",
|
|
"falsify",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"garble",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misrelate",
|
|
"misrepresent",
|
|
"pervert",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"warp"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025230",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misstep":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mistake in judgment or action : blunder":[],
|
|
": a wrong step":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Their decision to relocate the company was a major misstep .",
|
|
"another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The show\u2019s biggest misstep might have been relegating the best traditional pop album category to the pre-telecast, robbing Lady Gaga of the chance to give a galvanizing speech in honor of the absent Bennett in prime time. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Give another chance if there\u2019s a misstep or problem. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Each misstep , each momentary lapse in focus, earned a fresh reproach from the sous chef or, before long, a fellow intern. \u2014 Caitlin Raux Gunther, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Greene\u2019s misstep sparked delight among her critics and thousands of jokes on social media. \u2014 Rick Rouan, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"As if to drive home Hanyu\u2019s extraordinary misstep , though, Uno was next on the ice and performed flawlessly. \u2014 Bernie Wilson, courant.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"As if to drive home Mr. Hanyu\u2019s extraordinary misstep , though, Mr. Uno was next on the ice and performed flawlessly. \u2014 Dave Skretta, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The lack of cruise control is also a misstep by Suzuki. \u2014 Peter Jackson, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While everyone longs for a restoration of pre-Covid life, a return to business as usual would be a misstep for nursing and for U.S. health care. \u2014 Lynda Benton, STAT , 22 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"mis-\u02c8step",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8step"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"miscalculation",
|
|
"misjudging",
|
|
"misjudgment",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slipup"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004144",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misstrike":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a coin whose design is imperfect (as by being incomplete or off-center) because the coin was inaccurately struck when it was created":[
|
|
"Things to take into consideration include rarity \u2026, distinct symbols and even errors made on the coin, like a misstrike , where the design is stamped off-center.",
|
|
"\u2014 Josh Levine"
|
|
],
|
|
": an instance of striking something wrongly or inaccurately":[
|
|
"When first-graders play glockenspiels, she removes the flat notes, so even a mis-strike doesn't sound bad.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tracey Wong Briggs",
|
|
"Now, that's not so bad on a typewriter, but on a word processor, a misstrike brings up things you don't want, while on a computer, it brings even more \"stuff\"\u2014stuff you never heard of \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Mike Morton"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strike (something) wrongly or inaccurately":[
|
|
"misstrike a key",
|
|
"\u2026 one photo shows the long, heavy roof bolts \u2026 protruding from the roof, bent at 90-degree angles like cheap nails misstruck with a hammer.",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Gherke",
|
|
"Jobe's tee shot landed in a bunker to the left of the green, and he mis-struck a sand shot that traveled only a few feet.",
|
|
"\u2014 Gene Wang"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1869, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"1901, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8str\u012bk",
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"\u02c8mis-\u02ccstr\u012bk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233937",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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"misstruck":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": struck wrongly or inaccurately":[
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"\u2026 accuracy will be very important, particularly with approach shots to greens where misstruck shots will roll off on all sides.",
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"\u2014 Joe Juliano",
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"If you've ever swung a bat in cold weather, you know the numbing sting of a mis-struck ball \u2026",
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"\u2014 Bob Mercer",
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"Some coin dealers say the misstruck coins could be worth thousands of dollars \u2026",
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"\u2014 Sara Ganus"
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]
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},
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"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8str\u0259k"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200845",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"missus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": mistress sense 1a":[],
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": wife":[
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"\u2014 Philip Roth"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The missus , Ciara Wilson herself, on that main stage during the historical Essence Festival... \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2021",
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"Eventually, the movie descends into the thorny question of what really happened to Maxim's first missus , her relationship to the oily Jack Favell (Sam Riley), and the new bride's determination to stand by her man, no matter the consequences. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 21 Oct. 2020",
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"Much of the story is set in a Tuscan convent, where a manservant (Dave Franco) is on the run from a vengeful lord (Nick Offerman) and the lord's bored wife (Lauren Weedman) after the servant's dalliances with the missus come to light. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 12 July 2017",
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"For one, the miss is now a missus after the BYU student married Nick Austin; former Miss Fountain Valley Aimee Le is now in medical school; and the organization that presents the pageant finally has its nonprofit status. \u2014 Greg Mellen, Orange County Register , 23 Feb. 2017"
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],
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"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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"alteration of mistress":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"especially Southern -z\u0259z",
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"\u02c8mi-s\u0259z",
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"-s\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"helpmate",
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"helpmeet",
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"lady",
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"madam",
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"Mrs.",
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"old lady",
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"wife",
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"wifey",
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"woman"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134829",
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": a young girl : miss":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"and how old is the little missy ",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Judges will pick the best ones and the winning master and missy will get free ice cream for a year from Ferch's Malt Shoppe & Grille, receive other prizes and will get to ride in two village parades, Ouellette said. \u2014 Jane Ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1676, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mi-s\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"filly",
|
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"girl",
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"lass",
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"lassie",
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"miss",
|
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"nymph",
|
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"sheila"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083800",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mist":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"becloud",
|
|
"bedim",
|
|
"befog",
|
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"blacken",
|
|
"blear",
|
|
"blur",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dislimn",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"fuzz (up)",
|
|
"haze",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"overcast",
|
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"overcloud",
|
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"overshadow",
|
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"shadow",
|
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"shroud"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a cloud of small particles or objects suggestive of a mist":[],
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": a drink of liquor served over cracked ice":[],
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": a film before the eyes":[],
|
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": a fine spray":[],
|
|
": a suspension of a finely divided liquid in a gas":[],
|
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": something that obscures understanding":[
|
|
"mists of antiquity"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be or become misty":[],
|
|
": to become moist or blurred":[],
|
|
": to cover or spray with or convert to mist":[],
|
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": water in the form of particles floating or falling in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth and approaching the form of rain":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"We could barely see the shore through the mist .",
|
|
"The hills were veiled in a fine mist .",
|
|
"an issue clouded by mists of confusion",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The plant should be misted regularly.",
|
|
"It was misting when we arrived.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Mountains, trees and rivers were still present, but their shapes were only hinted at, rendered in gentle lines and indistinct forms as if a mist had descended over the vista. \u2014 CNN , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Seeing Bush, who trained in contemporary dance, twirl and wave her arms through a spectral white mist in a floaty batwing dress, her eyes wide with urgency, I was mesmerized. \u2014 Vogue , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The missiles scatter a flammable mist or powder that is then ignited and burns in the air. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The professional option \u2014 which includes a mist and the leave-in mask \u2014 may not be as intuitive as other standalone treatments, though. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the comics, Kamala is an Inhuman whose powers are activated when a mysterious mist spreads through the city. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Spritzing a saline mist into your nose can help moisten your nasal passages and clear out allergens that could be lurking in there, Dr. Tolliver says. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"When administered through a fine mist , this harmless viral vector stimulates IgA production in nasal mucus and supports systemic immunity throughout the respiratory system. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Fat raindrops started falling, a mist rose from the sea, and lightning flashed over the distant shadow of Corfu. \u2014 Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"This resort also just launched a series of wellness retreats that focus on reconnecting with nature\u2014think meditating with wellness experts as the whales mist the air above the waves. \u2014 Diana Spechler, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For maximum volume that lasts all day, mist your style with K\u00e9rastase Laque Noire Hair Spray. \u2014 ELLE , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Lightly mist your hair with TRESemm\u00e9 Flawless Curls Refresher Spray to activate your curls. \u2014 Natasha Silva-jelly, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Lift sections of your hair, then mist the spray upwards from below the section and use your fingers to tease a bit of volume near the crown. \u2014 Elle Turner, Allure , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Prepare the grout as the package recommends, and mist the tiles with water if the directions say to do so. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Lift sections of your hair, then mist the spray upward from below the section and use your fingers to tease a bit of volume near the crown. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And then, in a tragedy foreshadowed by Erik Wilson\u2019s swaying, sentimental camerawork in which golden lens flares have the tendency to mist over the image like unfallen tears, the kooky crumbles when Emily is diagnosed with terminal cancer. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil and mist it with cooking spray. Toss the peppers and onion with the reserved 1/4 cup marinade and spread them evenly on the prepared pan. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch mist mist, Greek omichl\u0113":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"drizzle",
|
|
"mizzle",
|
|
"sprinkle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043955",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mistake":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"miscalculation",
|
|
"misjudging",
|
|
"misjudgment",
|
|
"misstep",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slipup"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wrong action or statement proceeding from faulty judgment, inadequate knowledge, or inattention":[],
|
|
": a wrong judgment : misunderstanding":[],
|
|
": to be wrong":[
|
|
"you mistook when you thought I laughed at you",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to blunder in the choice of":[
|
|
"mistook her way in the dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": to identify wrongly : confuse with another":[
|
|
"I mistook him for his brother"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a wrong judgment of the character or ability of":[
|
|
"The army's leaders mistook the strength of the enemy."
|
|
],
|
|
": to misunderstand the meaning or intention of : misinterpret":[
|
|
"don't mistake me, I mean exactly what I said"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like",
|
|
"you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"It would be a mistake to assume that we can rely on their help.",
|
|
"There must be some mistake .",
|
|
"The manuscript contains numerous spelling mistakes .",
|
|
"There's a mistake in the schedule.",
|
|
"\u201cWhen does the movie start",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Don\u2019t mistake ignorance for perspective when seeking to understand the logical connection between ideas. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This specific variant has been noted to cause upper respiratory issues that some may easily mistake for seasonal allergies; early symptoms often include scratchy or sore throat, sneezing, or a runny nose. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t mistake these for your average shoe trend, however\u2014mules have been around forever. \u2014 Tchesmeni Leonard, Glamour , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"And please don't mistake silence for a lack of love. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Health officials say the chance of a false positive with a PCR test is extremely low, and the test cannot mistake COVID-19 for influenza. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But despite occasional pieces referencing the filmmaker\u2019s Catholic boyhood, no one would ever mistake Waters for a choir boy. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Checking out the mountain With a 750-foot vertical drop, no one would mistake Seven Springs for a major resort out West or East. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"When legislation gets hung up on procedures like the filibuster, Americans often mistake the inability to act on the president. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Avoid that costly mistake by proactively discussing the project deliverables during the kickoff meeting. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Business has no choice but to act, but doing so too early in a fluid situation may prove to be a mistake . \u2014 Vinit Patel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Not taking advantage of any fuel-savings programs at all is a mistake , according to GasBuddy analyst Patrick DeHaan. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Contreras, who is represented by Octagon, hopefully won\u2019t make that same mistake . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The account was eventually restored, and Meta said in a statement to Mother Jones that the removal was a mistake . \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But others were concerned that splitting up the company could be a mistake . \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Biden\u2019s intervention comes as elements of the mainstream are beginning to acknowledge that all this might be a mistake , or at least that there\u2019s a debate over it. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The court majority said Tuesday that was a mistake . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"m\u0259-\u02c8st\u0101k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mistake Noun error , mistake , blunder , slip , lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this. procedural errors mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error . dialed the wrong number by mistake blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame. diplomatic blunders slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes. a slip of the tongue lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause. a lapse in judgment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehend",
|
|
"misconstrue",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misknow",
|
|
"misperceive",
|
|
"misread",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"misunderstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063622",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mistaken":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"miscalculation",
|
|
"misjudging",
|
|
"misjudgment",
|
|
"misstep",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slipup"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wrong action or statement proceeding from faulty judgment, inadequate knowledge, or inattention":[],
|
|
": a wrong judgment : misunderstanding":[],
|
|
": to be wrong":[
|
|
"you mistook when you thought I laughed at you",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to blunder in the choice of":[
|
|
"mistook her way in the dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": to identify wrongly : confuse with another":[
|
|
"I mistook him for his brother"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a wrong judgment of the character or ability of":[
|
|
"The army's leaders mistook the strength of the enemy."
|
|
],
|
|
": to misunderstand the meaning or intention of : misinterpret":[
|
|
"don't mistake me, I mean exactly what I said"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like",
|
|
"you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"It would be a mistake to assume that we can rely on their help.",
|
|
"There must be some mistake .",
|
|
"The manuscript contains numerous spelling mistakes .",
|
|
"There's a mistake in the schedule.",
|
|
"\u201cWhen does the movie start",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Don\u2019t mistake ignorance for perspective when seeking to understand the logical connection between ideas. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This specific variant has been noted to cause upper respiratory issues that some may easily mistake for seasonal allergies; early symptoms often include scratchy or sore throat, sneezing, or a runny nose. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t mistake these for your average shoe trend, however\u2014mules have been around forever. \u2014 Tchesmeni Leonard, Glamour , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"And please don't mistake silence for a lack of love. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Health officials say the chance of a false positive with a PCR test is extremely low, and the test cannot mistake COVID-19 for influenza. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But despite occasional pieces referencing the filmmaker\u2019s Catholic boyhood, no one would ever mistake Waters for a choir boy. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Checking out the mountain With a 750-foot vertical drop, no one would mistake Seven Springs for a major resort out West or East. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"When legislation gets hung up on procedures like the filibuster, Americans often mistake the inability to act on the president. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Avoid that costly mistake by proactively discussing the project deliverables during the kickoff meeting. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Business has no choice but to act, but doing so too early in a fluid situation may prove to be a mistake . \u2014 Vinit Patel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Not taking advantage of any fuel-savings programs at all is a mistake , according to GasBuddy analyst Patrick DeHaan. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Contreras, who is represented by Octagon, hopefully won\u2019t make that same mistake . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The account was eventually restored, and Meta said in a statement to Mother Jones that the removal was a mistake . \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But others were concerned that splitting up the company could be a mistake . \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Biden\u2019s intervention comes as elements of the mainstream are beginning to acknowledge that all this might be a mistake , or at least that there\u2019s a debate over it. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The court majority said Tuesday that was a mistake . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"m\u0259-\u02c8st\u0101k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mistake Noun error , mistake , blunder , slip , lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this. procedural errors mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error . dialed the wrong number by mistake blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame. diplomatic blunders slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes. a slip of the tongue lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause. a lapse in judgment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehend",
|
|
"misconstrue",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misknow",
|
|
"misperceive",
|
|
"misread",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"misunderstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032313",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mistakenly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"miscalculation",
|
|
"misjudging",
|
|
"misjudgment",
|
|
"misstep",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slipup"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wrong action or statement proceeding from faulty judgment, inadequate knowledge, or inattention":[],
|
|
": a wrong judgment : misunderstanding":[],
|
|
": to be wrong":[
|
|
"you mistook when you thought I laughed at you",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to blunder in the choice of":[
|
|
"mistook her way in the dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": to identify wrongly : confuse with another":[
|
|
"I mistook him for his brother"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a wrong judgment of the character or ability of":[
|
|
"The army's leaders mistook the strength of the enemy."
|
|
],
|
|
": to misunderstand the meaning or intention of : misinterpret":[
|
|
"don't mistake me, I mean exactly what I said"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like",
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"you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily",
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"Noun",
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"It would be a mistake to assume that we can rely on their help.",
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"There must be some mistake .",
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"The manuscript contains numerous spelling mistakes .",
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"There's a mistake in the schedule.",
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"\u201cWhen does the movie start",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Don\u2019t mistake ignorance for perspective when seeking to understand the logical connection between ideas. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"This specific variant has been noted to cause upper respiratory issues that some may easily mistake for seasonal allergies; early symptoms often include scratchy or sore throat, sneezing, or a runny nose. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 21 May 2022",
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"Don\u2019t mistake these for your average shoe trend, however\u2014mules have been around forever. \u2014 Tchesmeni Leonard, Glamour , 9 May 2022",
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"And please don't mistake silence for a lack of love. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Health officials say the chance of a false positive with a PCR test is extremely low, and the test cannot mistake COVID-19 for influenza. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"But despite occasional pieces referencing the filmmaker\u2019s Catholic boyhood, no one would ever mistake Waters for a choir boy. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Checking out the mountain With a 750-foot vertical drop, no one would mistake Seven Springs for a major resort out West or East. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"When legislation gets hung up on procedures like the filibuster, Americans often mistake the inability to act on the president. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Avoid that costly mistake by proactively discussing the project deliverables during the kickoff meeting. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Business has no choice but to act, but doing so too early in a fluid situation may prove to be a mistake . \u2014 Vinit Patel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
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"Not taking advantage of any fuel-savings programs at all is a mistake , according to GasBuddy analyst Patrick DeHaan. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
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"Contreras, who is represented by Octagon, hopefully won\u2019t make that same mistake . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
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"The account was eventually restored, and Meta said in a statement to Mother Jones that the removal was a mistake . \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
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"But others were concerned that splitting up the company could be a mistake . \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 22 June 2022",
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"Biden\u2019s intervention comes as elements of the mainstream are beginning to acknowledge that all this might be a mistake , or at least that there\u2019s a debate over it. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 21 June 2022",
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"The court majority said Tuesday that was a mistake . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259-\u02c8st\u0101k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mistake Noun error , mistake , blunder , slip , lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this. procedural errors mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error . dialed the wrong number by mistake blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame. diplomatic blunders slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes. a slip of the tongue lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause. a lapse in judgment",
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"synonyms":[
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"misapprehend",
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"misconstrue",
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"misinterpret",
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"misknow",
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"misperceive",
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"misread",
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"miss",
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"misunderstand"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205922",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"mister":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a device for spraying a mist":[],
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": husband":[],
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": mr.":[
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"\u2014 used sometimes in writing instead of Mr."
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],
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": sir":[
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"\u2014 used without a name as a generalized term of direct address of a man who is a stranger hey, mister , do you want to buy a paper"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of master entry 1":"Noun",
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"mist entry 2 + -er entry 2":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mi-st\u0259r",
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"for sense 1 \u02ccmi-st\u0259r",
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"or in rapid speech (\u02cc)mis(t)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173429",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mistreat":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to treat badly : abuse":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They accuse him of mistreating his wife.",
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"She claimed she had been mistreated by the police.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And there is a widespread sense that officers still mistreat people with impunity. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
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"In traditional Asian households, you\u2019re often taught to hold your feelings inside, especially when people mistreat you. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
|
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"And how Frances does really mistreat her in many ways, without realizing she\u2019s hurting her. \u2014 ELLE , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"People often assume that abusive people mistreat everyone, but some discriminate in their abuse. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Often, it\u2019s one or more abusive managers or employees that have been allowed free rein to belittle and mistreat others. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"There are honest, hard-working breeders who would never mistreat an animal or cheat anyone. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Court records and emails reviewed by The Times, along with nearly two dozen accounts from former partners and colleagues, portray Manson as someone who used his reputation as a transgressive artist to mistreat and isolate women. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
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"James\u2019 attorney Ashlie Case Sletvold wrote in the lawsuit that jail officers routinely mistreat mentally-ill inmates and use excessive force. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 15 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8tr\u0113t",
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"mis-\u02c8tr\u0113t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abuse",
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"brutalize",
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"bully",
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"ill-treat",
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"ill-use",
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"kick around",
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"maltreat",
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"manhandle",
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"mess over",
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"mishandle",
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"misuse"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221739",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
|
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"mistress":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a female teacher or tutor":[],
|
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": a woman considered especially notable for something":[
|
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"After penning several apocalyptic books, she became known as the mistress of doom."
|
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],
|
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": a woman of the Scottish nobility having a status comparable to that of a master (see master sense 3b )":[],
|
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": a woman other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship":[],
|
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": a woman who employs or supervises servants":[
|
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"The servants were required to do their mistress's bidding without question."
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],
|
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": a woman who has achieved mastery in some field":[
|
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"She was a mistress of music.",
|
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"You learn how to chop throats and gouge eyes and stomp insteps \u2026 and after eight weeks you're given your diploma, which officially declares you a mistress of unarmed combat.",
|
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"\u2014 Arthur R. Miller"
|
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],
|
|
": a woman who has power, authority, or ownership: such as":[],
|
|
": a woman who is in charge of a school or other establishment : headmistress":[
|
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"Mrs. Goddard was the mistress of a school",
|
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"\u2014 Jane Austen"
|
|
],
|
|
": a woman who possesses, owns, or controls something":[
|
|
"the mistress of a large fortune",
|
|
"Whether mongrels or thoroughbreds \u2026 dogs have shared their masters' and mistresses ' experiences in almost all walks of life.",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Rosenblum"
|
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],
|
|
": an often professional dominatrix":[
|
|
"With each addition of pain or restraint, he stiffens slightly, then falls into a deeper calm, a deeper peace, waiting to obey his mistress .",
|
|
"\u2014 Marianne Apostolides"
|
|
],
|
|
": something personified as female that rules, directs, or dominates":[
|
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"\u2026 France was master of the Continent, England mistress of the seas.",
|
|
"\u2014 James MacGregor Burns",
|
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"Yet he was sharp and self-interested enough (serving, that is, his demanding mistress , Painting) to write more than 400 letters \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Ronald Pickvance"
|
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],
|
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": sweetheart":[],
|
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": the female head of a household":[
|
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"the mistress of the house"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Servants were required to do the mistress's bidding without question.",
|
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"The dog was always obedient to its master and mistress .",
|
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"the master and mistress of the house",
|
|
"a married man who has a mistress",
|
|
"His wife suspected that the woman she'd seen with him was his mistress .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The ch\u00e2teau\u2014once the summerhouse of the countess du Barry, the last mistress of King Louis XV\u2014is a stone\u2019s throw from the former horse stables and staff quarters that now house Le Doyenn\u00e9. \u2014 WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Companies can remain in that condition indefinitely, but more often than not, gravity has proved to be a harsh mistress to highfliers, and the trigger for a drastic revaluation can come from anywhere. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Newspapers had also uncovered a mistress and illegitimate daughter. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Also, Jalal sometimes stops off for a quickie with his younger mistress (Shaden Kanboura), a secret Waleed now feels complicit keeping. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"This mordant novel takes the form of a diary, with sections named for the women who have most profoundly shaped the narrator\u2019s life: his mistress , his girlfriend, his sister-in-law, his sister, and his mother. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Her ex-husband Kevin Hunter also recently announced his engagement to his alleged long-term mistress Sharina Hunter amid Williams\u2019 health crisis. \u2014 Essence , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Built in 1910 in Greenwich, Connecticut, Petit Trianon Deux is a faithful copy of the original Petit Trianon, built between 1762 and 1768 by King Louis XV for his long-term mistress , Madame de Pompadour. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"According to some reports, the royal family sought to avoid scandal and seal his will after discovering the prince had left valuable emeralds to his mistress , the Countess of Kilmorey. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English maistresse , from Anglo-French mestresse , feminine of mestre master \u2014 more at master":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mi-str\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concubine",
|
|
"doxy",
|
|
"doxie",
|
|
"other woman"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085840",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mistrust":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"misdoubt",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"suspect"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lack of confidence : distrust":[],
|
|
": surmise":[
|
|
"your mind mistrusted there was something wrong",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Frost"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be suspicious":[],
|
|
": to doubt the truth, validity, or effectiveness of":[
|
|
"mistrusted his own judgment"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have no trust or confidence in : suspect":[
|
|
"mistrusted his neighbors"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She has a strong mistrust of politicians.",
|
|
"had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I was starting to mistrust my own judgment.",
|
|
"a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Is Fox News an exception to your mistrust of corporations",
|
|
"Put another way, Meta may be harkening back to its Facebook past to secure its short-term future, even as the mistrust sown by that past continues to be a drag on the company\u2019s public image. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet the leading social-media giants have earned the public\u2019s mistrust through politically biased and often arbitrary and inconsistent use of their power to censor or promote content on their platforms. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The mistrust stems, in part, from racist and anti-Muslim emails Joe Ricketts sent to family friends and others over several years that were leaked in 2019. \u2014 Justin Birnbaum, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But Moffitt said her own research suggests mistrust may be at the core of hesitancy and resistance. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The board also must find a happy medium in addressing the mistrust in the library's hiring practices, noting a need of support for diversity and inclusion efforts from as many staff as possible. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The deep mistrust between Russian invaders and Ukrainians has been exacerbated as civilian evacuation routes agreed upon by the two sides were shelled by Russian troops. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The mistrust has led to spiraling tensions between hospitals and families of covid patients, particularly surrounding ivermectin. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"When a movie refuses to vary its pace, the audience subconsciously starts to mistrust the information and the exertions on the screen. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That brand of asymmetry helps explain why many people mistrust CNN. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But as soon as scientific truth becomes inherently associated with one political creed, people who have conflicting political sympathies will be predisposed to mistrust it. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Most Americans already mistrust the press, and making journalists more dependent on government will compound the suspicion of bias. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That experience cemented his credibility with many older voters of color, some of whom mistrust the police while also worrying about crime. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"At one end are environmentalists who deeply mistrust big utilities and think regular people have a right to generate their own power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"They are conditioned to attack and mistrust one another. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Within a decade, however, divisions emerged as many Muslims began to mistrust Indian rule and demanded the territory be united either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country. \u2014 Aijaz Hussain, ajc , 20 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8tr\u0259st",
|
|
"mis-\u02c8tr\u0259st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mistrust Noun uncertainty , doubt , dubiety , skepticism , suspicion , mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. assumed the role of manager without hesitation or uncertainty doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision. plagued by doubts as to what to do dubiety stresses a wavering between conclusions. felt some dubiety about its practicality skepticism implies unwillingness to believe without conclusive evidence. an economic forecast greeted with skepticism suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion mistrust implies a genuine doubt based upon suspicion. had a great mistrust of doctors",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"distrustfulness",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"dubiety",
|
|
"dubitation",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"misdoubt",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"mistrustfulness",
|
|
"query",
|
|
"reservation",
|
|
"skepticism",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"uncertainty"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114539",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mistrustful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"misdoubt",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"suspect"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lack of confidence : distrust":[],
|
|
": surmise":[
|
|
"your mind mistrusted there was something wrong",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Frost"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be suspicious":[],
|
|
": to doubt the truth, validity, or effectiveness of":[
|
|
"mistrusted his own judgment"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have no trust or confidence in : suspect":[
|
|
"mistrusted his neighbors"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She has a strong mistrust of politicians.",
|
|
"had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I was starting to mistrust my own judgment.",
|
|
"a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Is Fox News an exception to your mistrust of corporations",
|
|
"Put another way, Meta may be harkening back to its Facebook past to secure its short-term future, even as the mistrust sown by that past continues to be a drag on the company\u2019s public image. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet the leading social-media giants have earned the public\u2019s mistrust through politically biased and often arbitrary and inconsistent use of their power to censor or promote content on their platforms. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The mistrust stems, in part, from racist and anti-Muslim emails Joe Ricketts sent to family friends and others over several years that were leaked in 2019. \u2014 Justin Birnbaum, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But Moffitt said her own research suggests mistrust may be at the core of hesitancy and resistance. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The board also must find a happy medium in addressing the mistrust in the library's hiring practices, noting a need of support for diversity and inclusion efforts from as many staff as possible. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The deep mistrust between Russian invaders and Ukrainians has been exacerbated as civilian evacuation routes agreed upon by the two sides were shelled by Russian troops. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The mistrust has led to spiraling tensions between hospitals and families of covid patients, particularly surrounding ivermectin. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"When a movie refuses to vary its pace, the audience subconsciously starts to mistrust the information and the exertions on the screen. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That brand of asymmetry helps explain why many people mistrust CNN. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But as soon as scientific truth becomes inherently associated with one political creed, people who have conflicting political sympathies will be predisposed to mistrust it. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Most Americans already mistrust the press, and making journalists more dependent on government will compound the suspicion of bias. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That experience cemented his credibility with many older voters of color, some of whom mistrust the police while also worrying about crime. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"At one end are environmentalists who deeply mistrust big utilities and think regular people have a right to generate their own power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"They are conditioned to attack and mistrust one another. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Within a decade, however, divisions emerged as many Muslims began to mistrust Indian rule and demanded the territory be united either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country. \u2014 Aijaz Hussain, ajc , 20 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"mis-\u02c8tr\u0259st",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8tr\u0259st"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mistrust Noun uncertainty , doubt , dubiety , skepticism , suspicion , mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. assumed the role of manager without hesitation or uncertainty doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision. plagued by doubts as to what to do dubiety stresses a wavering between conclusions. felt some dubiety about its practicality skepticism implies unwillingness to believe without conclusive evidence. an economic forecast greeted with skepticism suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion mistrust implies a genuine doubt based upon suspicion. had a great mistrust of doctors",
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"synonyms":[
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"distrust",
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"distrustfulness",
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"doubt",
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"dubiety",
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"dubitation",
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"incertitude",
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"misdoubt",
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"misgiving",
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"mistrustfulness",
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"query",
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"reservation",
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"skepticism",
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"suspicion",
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"uncertainty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023445",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"mistrustfulness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"distrust",
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"doubt",
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"misdoubt",
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"question",
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"suspect"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a lack of confidence : distrust":[],
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": surmise":[
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"your mind mistrusted there was something wrong",
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"\u2014 Robert Frost"
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],
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": to be suspicious":[],
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": to doubt the truth, validity, or effectiveness of":[
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"mistrusted his own judgment"
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],
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": to have no trust or confidence in : suspect":[
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"mistrusted his neighbors"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She has a strong mistrust of politicians.",
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"had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen",
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"Verb",
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"I was starting to mistrust my own judgment.",
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"a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Is Fox News an exception to your mistrust of corporations",
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"Put another way, Meta may be harkening back to its Facebook past to secure its short-term future, even as the mistrust sown by that past continues to be a drag on the company\u2019s public image. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
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"Yet the leading social-media giants have earned the public\u2019s mistrust through politically biased and often arbitrary and inconsistent use of their power to censor or promote content on their platforms. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 3 June 2022",
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"The mistrust stems, in part, from racist and anti-Muslim emails Joe Ricketts sent to family friends and others over several years that were leaked in 2019. \u2014 Justin Birnbaum, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"But Moffitt said her own research suggests mistrust may be at the core of hesitancy and resistance. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The board also must find a happy medium in addressing the mistrust in the library's hiring practices, noting a need of support for diversity and inclusion efforts from as many staff as possible. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The deep mistrust between Russian invaders and Ukrainians has been exacerbated as civilian evacuation routes agreed upon by the two sides were shelled by Russian troops. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"The mistrust has led to spiraling tensions between hospitals and families of covid patients, particularly surrounding ivermectin. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"When a movie refuses to vary its pace, the audience subconsciously starts to mistrust the information and the exertions on the screen. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"That brand of asymmetry helps explain why many people mistrust CNN. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"But as soon as scientific truth becomes inherently associated with one political creed, people who have conflicting political sympathies will be predisposed to mistrust it. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Most Americans already mistrust the press, and making journalists more dependent on government will compound the suspicion of bias. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"That experience cemented his credibility with many older voters of color, some of whom mistrust the police while also worrying about crime. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"At one end are environmentalists who deeply mistrust big utilities and think regular people have a right to generate their own power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"They are conditioned to attack and mistrust one another. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"Within a decade, however, divisions emerged as many Muslims began to mistrust Indian rule and demanded the territory be united either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country. \u2014 Aijaz Hussain, ajc , 20 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"mis-\u02c8tr\u0259st",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8tr\u0259st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mistrust Noun uncertainty , doubt , dubiety , skepticism , suspicion , mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. assumed the role of manager without hesitation or uncertainty doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision. plagued by doubts as to what to do dubiety stresses a wavering between conclusions. felt some dubiety about its practicality skepticism implies unwillingness to believe without conclusive evidence. an economic forecast greeted with skepticism suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion mistrust implies a genuine doubt based upon suspicion. had a great mistrust of doctors",
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"synonyms":[
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"distrust",
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"distrustfulness",
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"doubt",
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"dubiety",
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"dubitation",
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"incertitude",
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"misdoubt",
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"misgiving",
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"mistrustfulness",
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"query",
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"reservation",
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"skepticism",
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"suspicion",
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"uncertainty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222238",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"misty":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"cloudless",
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"limpid",
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"pellucid",
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"unclouded"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": consisting of or marked by mist":[],
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": indistinct":[
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"a misty recollection of the event"
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],
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": obscured by mist":[],
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": tearful":[],
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": vague , confused":[
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"avoided the large, vague, misty issues",
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"\u2014 Reuben Abel"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"enjoyed the misty view of the thunderous falls from the deck of the sightseeing boat",
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"I've a misty understanding of the issue but not so much that I could vote intelligently.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The misty coolness coming up from the water tingled against my face. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
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"Sunday was the day for us OGs to get misty nostalgic about our dads. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 20 June 2022",
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"Unlike the arid expanse of central and northern Saudi Arabia or the hot and humid Red Sea coast, this mountainous region has a temperate climate, with dry air alternating with misty rains. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
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"The combination of a sweat-ready fabric in a collared silhouette works equally well for a misty hike or a bar hang. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
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"The first episode features a major battle, complete with brutal displays of stunt swordsmanship across a misty landscape. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
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"On a misty -gray afternoon in May, four people wade into the Hudson River. \u2014 Lela Nargi, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
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"The misty mountains provide elegant symmetry with the rocky coastline and crashing waves that close the film. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
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"The Scottish Highlands\u2019 misty weather and high peaks are a frequent setting for this phenomenon. \u2014 Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online , 14 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mi-st\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beclouded",
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"befogged",
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"brumous",
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"clouded",
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"cloudy",
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"foggy",
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"gauzy",
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"hazy",
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"murky",
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"smoggy",
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"soupy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073239",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"misunderstand":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"appreciate",
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"apprehend",
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"catch",
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"comprehend",
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"conceive",
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"fathom",
|
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"get",
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"grasp",
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"grok",
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"know",
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"make out",
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"penetrate",
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"perceive",
|
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"savvy",
|
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"see",
|
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"seize",
|
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"take in",
|
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"understand"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to fail to understand":[],
|
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": to interpret incorrectly":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Don't misunderstand me\u2014I'm not criticizing your decision.",
|
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"He feels that the critics have completely misunderstood his movies.",
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"She expressed herself in clear terms that no one could misunderstand .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In an initial police statement, officials said that the boy had a learning disability and might misunderstand their search efforts as a game, per CNN. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
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"Where Miller was poised and confident, the girl seemed distrustful, shrinking in her chair, covering her face with her brown hair and occasionally appearing to misunderstand the questions she was being asked. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Don\u2019t misunderstand this to be a naive suggestion that all violent images or video automatically begets real-life violence. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Many drivers misunderstand the limits of technology already on the road today. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Both dramatically misunderstand the situation, in terms of both how woke Ukraine truly is and why Ukraine is receiving support. \u2014 Anthony Constantini, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"These moves also misunderstand how opposition and responsibility work in an authoritarian society. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"But Cristol said Youngkin appeared to misunderstand the specifics of the bill. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The higher-ed lobby fought this effort hard, feigning again and again to misunderstand what the law required, despite having the resources to hire the best legal minds in the United States to figure it out. \u2014 Robert S. Eitel, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8stand",
|
|
"(\u02cc)mi-\u02ccs\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8stand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehend",
|
|
"misconstrue",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misknow",
|
|
"misperceive",
|
|
"misread",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"mistake"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030343",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"misunderstanding":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a failure to understand : misinterpretation":[
|
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"The instructions were carefully written to prevent misunderstanding ."
|
|
],
|
|
": quarrel , disagreement":[
|
|
"an unfortunate misunderstanding between two old friends"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The instructions are carefully written in order to avoid misunderstanding .",
|
|
"Her comments reflect a misunderstanding of the basic problem.",
|
|
"using clear language to avoid misunderstandings",
|
|
"an unfortunate misunderstanding between old friends",
|
|
"We had our little misunderstandings in the past but we managed to clear them up long ago.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mad Cow Theatre executive director Mitzi Maxwell said the dispute is a misunderstanding , and the theater removed only what was permitted under its agreement with the city to vacate the space at 54 W. Church St. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Senators maintained there was a misunderstanding and that the reservoir wasn\u2019t being given less priority. \u2014 News Service Of Florida, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The use of the emergency bid list for demolition was an issue, due to what Diamantis insisted was a misunderstanding . \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"So that\u2019s one misunderstanding : that this was anything less than an almost-coup. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Sometimes the officer who responded doesn\u2019t identify a hate crime as such, either through clerical error or a misunderstanding of the offender\u2019s motivation. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"In the case of India, that\u2019s a fatal misunderstanding . \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"But these demographic delusions are also rooted in a misunderstanding of how American politics works. \u2014 Katherine Stewart, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The misunderstanding comes on the heels of two deadly mass shootings in as many weeks in the U.S. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8stan-di\u014b",
|
|
"(\u02cc)mi-\u02ccs\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8stan-di\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"incomprehension",
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"misconstruction",
|
|
"misconstruing",
|
|
"misimpression",
|
|
"misinterpretation",
|
|
"misknowledge",
|
|
"misreading"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215853",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misusage":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": bad treatment : abuse":[],
|
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": wrong or improper use (as of words)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"the teacher was appalled by the new student's misusage of some basic scientific terms",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Related stories from Miami Herald Texas gun store owner: Vegas shooting 'grave misusage ' of guns Police release bodycam footage of Las Vegas shooting Never miss a local story. \u2014 Ana Veciana-suarez, miamiherald , 10 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-zij",
|
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"\u02ccmish-",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8y\u00fc-sij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"abuse",
|
|
"misapplication",
|
|
"misemployment",
|
|
"misuse",
|
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"misutilization",
|
|
"perversion"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091740",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misuse":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"misapplication",
|
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"misemployment",
|
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"misusage",
|
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"misutilization",
|
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"perversion"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": abuse , mistreat":[
|
|
"misused his servants"
|
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],
|
|
": incorrect or improper use : misapplication":[],
|
|
": to use incorrectly : misapply":[
|
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"misused his talents",
|
|
"a word that is frequently misused"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"She's charged with misusing company funds.",
|
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"a word that is frequently misused",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"No refunds will be offered on products damaged by misuse .",
|
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"the warranty for this dryer is null and void if you subject the product to deliberate misuse",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"The vCashCards are spun up (minted), funded as needed and disconnected from the primary card account to reduce risk and exposure to misuse . \u2014 Eric Solis, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The technological issues are only buttressed by the people who design or misuse them. \u2014 Jessica Maddox, The Conversation , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"While passwords and other credentials are prone to theft or misuse , facial recognition remains with a person, enhancing security and privacy. \u2014 Tina D'agostin, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
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"More worrying is the tendency of firms, entire industries, and/or governments to misuse or misrepresent these approaches as an alternative to actual action, as a way to minimize the urgency to act or as a cover for slow-walk initiatives. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Employers may also misuse such comparisons to compel employees to accept certain risks on the job, which is not exactly a choice. \u2014 Devabhaktuni Srikrishna, Scientific American , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At a news conference in 1987, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry lambasted residents who seemed to misuse and overburden the 911 emergency response system to address more routine health problems. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Otherwise, there isn\u2019t really a way to misuse or overuse the treatment. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In October 2020, Amazon issued a short letter to the committee saying its probe concluded that its private-label team didn\u2019t misuse third-party seller data. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"What can be done to detect insider threats, credential misuse , supply chain compromises and zero-day vulnerabilities that may be targeting our core infrastructure and workloads",
|
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"Incidents like this raise a host of questions about how authorities might use, or misuse , fetal personhood laws. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Family and friends may notice an increase in risky behavior, withdrawal from others, misuse of drugs or alcohol, or decreased motivation and interest in appearance. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Jay Peak is now under receivership in connection with the misuse of immigration funds that cheated foreign nationals and elsewhere out of millions of dollars. \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
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"One camp wants to confront the misuse of their research head-on. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 24 May 2022",
|
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"The White House also has explored a potential new executive order that aims to improve the government\u2019s ability to combat identity theft and protect federal funds from misuse . \u2014 Tony Romm And Yeganeh Torbati, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
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"On another occasion, Leon was reprimanded for inflicting visible injuries on one of his horses through misuse of the whip, according to the Courier Journal. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
|
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"He has also been sanctioned for presenting false and altered documents from a physical examination to West Virginia stewards and for inflicting visible injuries on one of his mounts through misuse of the whip. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Enquirer , 12 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, partly from mis- + usen to use; partly from Middle French mesuser to abuse, from Old French, from mes- + user to use":"Verb and Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8y\u00fcz",
|
|
"mis-\u02c8y\u00fcs",
|
|
"mis-\u02c8y\u00fcz",
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8y\u00fcs"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"misapply",
|
|
"misemploy",
|
|
"pervert",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"prostitute"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224444",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"misutilization":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": incorrect or improper utilization : misuse":[
|
|
"misutilization of public funds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02ccy\u00fc-t\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
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"missionary position":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a coital position in which the female lies on her back with the male on top and with his face opposite hers":[]
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},
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"\u02c8mish-\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113-\u02cc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The missionary position no longer works for them \u2014 David has put on weight and would be too heavy. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"Many women with endometriosis find the missionary position painful, so that might be one to avoid. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, Health.com , 6 May 2021",
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"Who said the missionary position is only for straight couples"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the name given to the position by Trobriand islanders":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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"missionary rector":{
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"definitions":{
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": a Roman Catholic priest in charge of an important mission or quasi parish":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152645"
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},
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"Missionary Ridge":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"mountain in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia southeast of Chattanooga":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153239"
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a faulty or unsuitable match":[
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"New England plays St. Louis in Super Bowl XXXVI this evening, and on the face of it, this game is a mismatch , a blowout waiting to happen.",
|
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"\u2014 William C. Rhoden",
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"She is blood type O, and the donor heart and lungs she received in the first operation were blood type A. That mismatch triggered rejection by her immune system.",
|
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"\u2014 Dan Vergano"
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],
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": to match (two people or things) wrongly or unsuitably":[
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"Let's say that you are afraid of boring your audience. One cause is mismatching the audience's need and the level of detail you provide.",
|
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"\u2014 Liz Reyer"
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]
|
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},
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"\u02c8mis-\u02ccmach",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8mach"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1606, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1582, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162602"
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},
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"mise en place":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"\u02ccm\u0113-\u02ccz\u00e4\u207f-\u02c8pl\u00e4s"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French, \"setting in place, positioning\"":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165615"
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},
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"missionary salesman":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a manufacturer's sales representative sent into a territory to stimulate sales of a product (as through special promotions, public-relations work)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170846"
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},
|
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"mise-en-page":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"French noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": placement on a page : page layout":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"m\u0113-z\u00e4\u207f-p\u00e4zh"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171215"
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},
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"miscarriage of justice":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8kar-ij-, \u02c8mis-\u02cckar-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172232"
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},
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"mischoose":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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": to choose wrongly":[
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"mischooses because he does not stop to think"
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],
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": to make a wrong choice of":[
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"mischooses the showy instead of the beautiful"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English mischesen , from mis- entry 1 + chesen to choose":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172627"
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},
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"mismatched":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": unsuitably or wrongly matched":[
|
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"a mismatched pair of socks",
|
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"In Witkowski's office, battered and mismatched file cabinets\u2014army green, gray, beige\u2014line one wall.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Savold"
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]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8macht"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1638, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191322"
|
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},
|
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"missionary district":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an area presided over by a missionary bishop":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201738"
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},
|
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"misfit":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": something that fits badly":[],
|
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": a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment":[
|
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"social misfits"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also \u02ccmis-\u02c8fit",
|
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"\u02c8mis-\u02ccfit",
|
|
"mis-\u02c8fit"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"How much of a rebel misfit is Julia, whose family comes from Guadeloupe",
|
|
"Born in Paris to actress turned philanthropist Val\u00e9rie Schlumberger and Henri Seydoux, co-founder of French tech company Parrot, Seydoux describes her young self as a misfit . \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"In the brutally competitive business of brokerage and financial advice, Edward Jones looks like a misfit . \u2014 Geoff Colvin, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"After one night with her snobbish roommates, Ella learns that she\u2019s been transferred to another room, to be shared with a cranky misfit named Brigit. \u2014 Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Though her misfit feelings still linger somewhat, Gohar\u2019s current coolness is essentially indisputable. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Rounding out the four newcomers are Christelle Elwin (Half Bad, Bloods) as Mistle, a member of the Rats gang of misfit teens who steal from the rich and only sometimes give to the poor. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In a 4-3-3, the Portuguese international is sometimes something of a misfit . \u2014 Graham Ruthven, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Pritchard: We were thrust into this craziness, but we were thrust into it together as this little weird batch of misfit kids. \u2014 Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard , 25 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202024"
|
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},
|
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"miscast":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to cast in an unsuitable role":[
|
|
"life had miscast her in the role of wife and mother",
|
|
"\u2014 Edna Ferber"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8kast"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Jeff McNeil, who miscast himself as a power hitter the last two years, is on his way to the All-Star Game with a team-high 1.9 WAR AR -0.8% with just three homers among his 17 extra-base hits. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Lynch noted Thomas was probably miscast when he was being used outside early in his career. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 4 May 2020",
|
|
"All three went on to play in the NFL, along with Jamize Olawale, who was miscast as a wide receiver at UNT before becoming a fullback in the NFL. \u2014 Brett Vito, Denton Record-Chronicle , 20 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"McConaughey is slightly miscast given that his Texas drawl really doesn\u2019t fit the Cockney slang. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 23 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"His contemplative profile harkens back to Michael Corleone \u2014 the single greatest male character in American movies \u2014 but he\u2019s been miscast as a Slav with a desperate work ethic and kingly ambitions. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Calhoun, who was miscast with the Dodgers as a second baseman, was traded for pitcher Yu Darvish. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 7 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Landry was miscast as an alpha receiver in Cleveland last year, and his efficiency suffered as a result, so in that sense, the arrival of Beckham could help. \u2014 Des Bieler, The Denver Post , 12 Aug. 2019",
|
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"The catalog makes the point, as does much recent writing on medieval Africa, that the Sahara has long been miscast as a barrier separating a notional black Africa from an equally notional white or Arab one. \u2014 Howard W. French, The New York Review of Books , 17 June 2019"
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211102"
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},
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"missionary society":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a local, denominational, or interdenominational religious organization dedicated to the support of Christian missionary work":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211802"
|
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},
|
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"mistrustfully":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a lack of confidence : distrust":[],
|
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": to have no trust or confidence in : suspect":[
|
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"mistrusted his neighbors"
|
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],
|
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": to doubt the truth, validity, or effectiveness of":[
|
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"mistrusted his own judgment"
|
|
],
|
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": surmise":[
|
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"your mind mistrusted there was something wrong",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Frost"
|
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],
|
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": to be suspicious":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8tr\u0259st",
|
|
"mis-\u02c8tr\u0259st"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"distrust",
|
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"distrustfulness",
|
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"doubt",
|
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"dubiety",
|
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"dubitation",
|
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"incertitude",
|
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"misdoubt",
|
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"misgiving",
|
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"mistrustfulness",
|
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"query",
|
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"reservation",
|
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"skepticism",
|
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"suspicion",
|
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"uncertainty"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"distrust",
|
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"doubt",
|
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"misdoubt",
|
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"question",
|
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"suspect"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mistrust Noun uncertainty , doubt , dubiety , skepticism , suspicion , mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. assumed the role of manager without hesitation or uncertainty doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision. plagued by doubts as to what to do dubiety stresses a wavering between conclusions. felt some dubiety about its practicality skepticism implies unwillingness to believe without conclusive evidence. an economic forecast greeted with skepticism suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion mistrust implies a genuine doubt based upon suspicion. had a great mistrust of doctors",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"She has a strong mistrust of politicians.",
|
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"had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"I was starting to mistrust my own judgment.",
|
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"a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Is Fox News an exception to your mistrust of corporations",
|
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"Put another way, Meta may be harkening back to its Facebook past to secure its short-term future, even as the mistrust sown by that past continues to be a drag on the company\u2019s public image. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Yet the leading social-media giants have earned the public\u2019s mistrust through politically biased and often arbitrary and inconsistent use of their power to censor or promote content on their platforms. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The mistrust stems, in part, from racist and anti-Muslim emails Joe Ricketts sent to family friends and others over several years that were leaked in 2019. \u2014 Justin Birnbaum, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But Moffitt said her own research suggests mistrust may be at the core of hesitancy and resistance. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The board also must find a happy medium in addressing the mistrust in the library's hiring practices, noting a need of support for diversity and inclusion efforts from as many staff as possible. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The deep mistrust between Russian invaders and Ukrainians has been exacerbated as civilian evacuation routes agreed upon by the two sides were shelled by Russian troops. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The mistrust has led to spiraling tensions between hospitals and families of covid patients, particularly surrounding ivermectin. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"When a movie refuses to vary its pace, the audience subconsciously starts to mistrust the information and the exertions on the screen. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That brand of asymmetry helps explain why many people mistrust CNN. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But as soon as scientific truth becomes inherently associated with one political creed, people who have conflicting political sympathies will be predisposed to mistrust it. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Most Americans already mistrust the press, and making journalists more dependent on government will compound the suspicion of bias. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That experience cemented his credibility with many older voters of color, some of whom mistrust the police while also worrying about crime. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"At one end are environmentalists who deeply mistrust big utilities and think regular people have a right to generate their own power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"They are conditioned to attack and mistrust one another. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Within a decade, however, divisions emerged as many Muslims began to mistrust Indian rule and demanded the territory be united either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country. \u2014 Aijaz Hussain, ajc , 20 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211823"
|
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},
|
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"mise en abyme":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"French phrase"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": placement at the escutcheon's center : depiction of the escutcheon itself within an escutcheon : image within an image : story within a story":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"m\u0113-z\u00e4\u207f-n\u00e4-b\u0113m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211958"
|
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},
|
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"misconduct":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities":[],
|
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": improper behavior":[],
|
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": adultery":[],
|
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": a penalty (as in ice hockey) for improper behavior or abusive language (as toward an official)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)d\u0259kt",
|
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"mis-\u02c8k\u00e4n-d\u0259kt",
|
|
"mis-\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccd\u0259kt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"malfeasance",
|
|
"misbehavior",
|
|
"misdoing",
|
|
"wrongdoing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"He was forced to defend himself against charges of sexual misconduct .",
|
|
"There have been reports of misconduct by several employees.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Baber faces charges of misconduct involving weapons and prohibited possessor and various misdemeanors, according to arrest documents. \u2014 Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
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"The board will receive complaints of officer misconduct , review disciplinary decisions and appoint civilian members to an administrative charging committee \u2014 a separate civilian panel that participates directly in the disciplinary process. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
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"Her lawyers also fought to have her conviction tossed on the grounds of juror misconduct . \u2014 Larry Neumeister And Tom Hays, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
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"The new developments concern Borrower Defense to Repayment \u2014 a federal student loan discharge program designed to remedy certain forms of school misconduct . \u2014 Adam S. Minsky, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Her lawyers also fought to have her conviction tossed on the grounds of juror misconduct . \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
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"Her lawyers also fought to have her conviction tossed on the grounds of juror misconduct . \u2014 Tom Hays And Larry Neumeister, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 June 2022",
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"Her lawyers also fought to have her conviction tossed on the grounds of juror misconduct . \u2014 Tom Hays, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
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"Her lawyers fought to have her conviction tossed on the grounds of juror misconduct . \u2014 Larry Neumeister And Tom Hays, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221022"
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"mismarriage":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": an unsuitable marriage or union":[
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"In biographies, [Lord] Byron's mismarriage and love relations with women have monopolized attention.",
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"\u2014 Jacques Barzun",
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"This mismarriage of death and taxes will be one of the first orders of business that the Senate \u2026 is expected to take up before the end of the year.",
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"\u2014 The San Jose Mercury News"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8ma-rij",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8mer-ij"
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],
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223816"
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},
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"missionary bishop":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a Protestant Episcopal bishop serving in a state, territory, or foreign field not organized into dioceses":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232745"
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},
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"Mischsprache":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a language alleged to have arisen from a mixture of two or more previously existing languages":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mish\u02ccshpr\u00e4\u1e35\u0259"
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],
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"German, from mischen to mix + sprache language":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235148"
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},
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"mistflower":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an American herb ( Eupatorium coelestinum ) with violet heads":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235334"
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},
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"misbehavior":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bad, improper, or rude behavior : ill conduct":[
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"scolded the children for their misbehavior"
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],
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": any conduct by a member of the armed forces before or in the presence of the enemy that does not conform to military standards or practice for such a situation":[
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"\u2026 is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, the latter of which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.",
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"\u2014 The Boston Herald"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-bi-\u02c8h\u0101-vy\u0259r",
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"-b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000201"
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},
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"missionary apostolic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001622"
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},
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"mistrial":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a trial that has no legal effect with regard to one or more of the charges brought against the defendant because of some serious error or prejudicial misconduct in the proceedings or a hung jury":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mis-\u02cctr\u012b-\u0259l",
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"\u02c8mis-\u02cctr\u012b(-\u0259)l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"The judge declared a mistrial .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the criminal case ended in a mistrial , the coach was a free man, and Harrison \u2014 ostracized by his teammates, his friends\u2019 parents and his insular hometown in Marin County, Calif. \u2014 descended into anxiety and self-doubt. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
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"The first trial ended in a mistrial in November 2021. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"After the mistrial , the judge presiding over the case asked the magistrate judge to intercede and mediate to determine whether the parties could agree to a settlement. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Loren Adair Smith, whose 91-year-old mother, Phyllis Payne, is among those Chemirmir is charged with killing, said she was shocked by the mistrial in November and plans to attend the retrial. \u2014 Jamie Stengle, ajc , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Perhaps most prejudicial to the Crumbleys is their son's journal, which their lawyers warn could trigger a mistrial given the political ramblings that are in it. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Will County prosecutors may retry an Orland Park man charged with reckless homicide for a 2017 car crash that killed a pregnant woman and her three young sons in Beecher following a mistrial in late March. \u2014 Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
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"The government\u2019s high-profile case against several poultry executives ended in a second mistrial in March. \u2014 Patrick Thomas, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Defense attorneys filed a motion accusing the court of committing double jeopardy and asked that the death penalty phase of the case be declared a mistrial and that Cruz be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 28 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1628, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011340"
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},
|
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"misfocus":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to focus poorly or improperly":[
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"misfocus a camera",
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"misfocusing their attention on trivial matters"
|
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],
|
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": inadequate or misdirected focus":[
|
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"The main misfocus investors have when it comes to their investment performance is comparing it to a benchmark as the sole factor for success or failure.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph Clark",
|
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"\u2026 they are blurred either from misfocus or camera movement, and there is a 1950s grainy quality.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Meyers"
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014707"
|
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},
|
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"miscarriage":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccka-rij",
|
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"\u02c8mis-\u02ccker-ij",
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"-\u02c8ka-rij",
|
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"mis-\u02c8kar-ij",
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8ker-ij"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"a woman who has suffered multiple miscarriages",
|
|
"a high risk of miscarriage",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"A year before welcoming her daughter Lili, Meghan suffered a miscarriage . \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"There was a miscarriage and then, in 2020, Victoria got pregnant again. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"In January 2020, Perri suffered a miscarriage at 11 weeks. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"On his Instagram Story last night, the model and actor shared a message for friends and fans who have been asking about their well-being after Spears suffered a miscarriage . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"A month after announcing her pregnancy, pop superstar Britney Spears has suffered a miscarriage . \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"In 2000 the Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone, taken along with misoprostol, to induce what is essentially a miscarriage , explains the Post. \u2014 Kelsee Majette, The Week , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The head of the city\u2019s health commission apologized to the woman who suffered the miscarriage . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"She was finally admitted two hours later -- but suffered a miscarriage , said the post, shared widely on Chinese micro-blogging platform Weibo before it was deleted. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020440"
|
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},
|
|
"mismarked":{
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8m\u00e4rkt"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1847, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022141"
|
|
},
|
|
"misfold":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to fold into an incorrect three-dimensional shape that is typically nonfunctional and often resistant to breakdown":[
|
|
"Prions force proteins to misfold throughout the nervous system and bone marrow, eventually ravaging the brain and crippling the afflicted cow.",
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"\u2014 Cathy Booth Thomas"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8f\u014dld"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Working together, Orr and Zoghbi found that repeat expansions make proteins misfold and clump together in cerebellar neurons, eventually leading to death. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 3 June 2022",
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"Some of the structures made possible by a larger alphabet might be of poor quality, with a greater risk of misfolding , Ellington said. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 July 2015",
|
|
"Creutzfeldt\u2013Jakob disease is a rare brain disorder caused by misfolding brain proteins called prions. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 17 Oct. 2018",
|
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"The scientists used a technique called protein misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA) to test for the presence of CWD prions in soil and water taken from mineral licks in south-central Wisconsin. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 May 2018",
|
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"Sometime in the next year, Gandy\u2019s team hopes to have the tau-positive patients from its imaging study participate in a small clinical trial of a new medication that has shown the ability to repair and clear out misfolded tau in animals. \u2014 Patrick Hruby, The Atlantic , 21 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"But prions are misfolded in sections, taking on a flat shape rather than the normal spiraling pattern. \u2014 Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 July 2017",
|
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"In which book was a puffy, misfolded map found on a workbench"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043322"
|
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},
|
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"misericord":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small projection on the bottom of a hinged church seat that gives support to a standing worshipper when the seat is turned up":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"m\u0259-\u02c8zer-\u0259-\u02cck\u022frd",
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"-\u02c8ser-"
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],
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin misericordia seat in church, from Latin, mercy, from misericord-, misericors merciful, from misereri + cord-, cor heart \u2014 more at heart":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1515, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043540"
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},
|
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"miscall":{
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|
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"definitions":{
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": to call by a wrong name : misname":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8k\u022fl"
|
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],
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Nearly every major polling outfit miscalled the 2016 Presidential race. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045640"
|
|
},
|
|
"misset":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to set (something) wrongly":[
|
|
"\u2026 whose low moment of the games came when she fell on the vault, then later learned the apparatus had been misset by two inches.",
|
|
"\u2014 Todd Jacobson",
|
|
"\u2026 the landing gear problem in Boston had been caused by a \u2026 mechanic who was told by an F.A.A. inspector to examine the gear, and in doing so had mis-set a switch \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Matthew L. Wald"
|
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],
|
|
": to put out of sorts : displease":[
|
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"\"I did not say frighted, now\u2014I only said mis-set wi' the thing \u2026\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Walter Scott"
|
|
],
|
|
": set or placed incorrectly":[
|
|
"a mis-set thermostat",
|
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"The recall itself came to fruition this week. The problem",
|
|
"\u2014 Argus Leader"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8set"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050712"
|
|
},
|
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"misformed":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": misshapen":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)mis+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"mis- entry 1 + formed":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051916"
|
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},
|
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"missend":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to send incorrectly (as to a wrong destination)":[
|
|
"missent mail"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8send"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063826"
|
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},
|
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"missionary zeal":{
|
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": great enthusiasm":[
|
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"He spoke with missionary zeal about the project."
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071243"
|
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},
|
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"mistrustingly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": in a mistrusting manner":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071348"
|
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},
|
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"mistful":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": misty":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8mistf\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"mist entry 1 + -ful":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073052"
|
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},
|
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"mismanage":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun,",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 A. J. Anderson",
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"\u2014 John Hardin Young"
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"\u2014 Todd Jacobson",
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"\u2026 the landing gear problem in Boston had been caused by a \u2026 mechanic who was told by an F.A.A. inspector to examine the gear, and in doing so had mis-set a switch \u2026",
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"\u2014 Matthew L. Wald"
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"\u2014 Walter Scott"
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": set or placed incorrectly":[
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"The recall itself came to fruition this week. The problem",
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"\u2014 Argus Leader"
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"\u2014 Anne Marie Welsh"
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"adverb",
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],
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": to doubt the truth, validity, or effectiveness of":[
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"mistrusted his own judgment"
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],
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": surmise":[
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"\u2014 Robert Frost"
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],
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": to be suspicious":[]
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},
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"dubiety",
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"dubitation",
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"incertitude",
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"misdoubt",
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"misgiving",
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"mistrustfulness",
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"query",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mistrust Noun uncertainty , doubt , dubiety , skepticism , suspicion , mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. assumed the role of manager without hesitation or uncertainty doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision. plagued by doubts as to what to do dubiety stresses a wavering between conclusions. felt some dubiety about its practicality skepticism implies unwillingness to believe without conclusive evidence. an economic forecast greeted with skepticism suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion mistrust implies a genuine doubt based upon suspicion. had a great mistrust of doctors",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She has a strong mistrust of politicians.",
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"had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen",
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"Verb",
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"I was starting to mistrust my own judgment.",
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"a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Is Fox News an exception to your mistrust of corporations",
|
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"Put another way, Meta may be harkening back to its Facebook past to secure its short-term future, even as the mistrust sown by that past continues to be a drag on the company\u2019s public image. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
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"Yet the leading social-media giants have earned the public\u2019s mistrust through politically biased and often arbitrary and inconsistent use of their power to censor or promote content on their platforms. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 3 June 2022",
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"The mistrust stems, in part, from racist and anti-Muslim emails Joe Ricketts sent to family friends and others over several years that were leaked in 2019. \u2014 Justin Birnbaum, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But Moffitt said her own research suggests mistrust may be at the core of hesitancy and resistance. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The board also must find a happy medium in addressing the mistrust in the library's hiring practices, noting a need of support for diversity and inclusion efforts from as many staff as possible. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The deep mistrust between Russian invaders and Ukrainians has been exacerbated as civilian evacuation routes agreed upon by the two sides were shelled by Russian troops. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"The mistrust has led to spiraling tensions between hospitals and families of covid patients, particularly surrounding ivermectin. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"When a movie refuses to vary its pace, the audience subconsciously starts to mistrust the information and the exertions on the screen. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"That brand of asymmetry helps explain why many people mistrust CNN. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
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"But as soon as scientific truth becomes inherently associated with one political creed, people who have conflicting political sympathies will be predisposed to mistrust it. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Most Americans already mistrust the press, and making journalists more dependent on government will compound the suspicion of bias. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
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"That experience cemented his credibility with many older voters of color, some of whom mistrust the police while also worrying about crime. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
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"At one end are environmentalists who deeply mistrust big utilities and think regular people have a right to generate their own power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"They are conditioned to attack and mistrust one another. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"Within a decade, however, divisions emerged as many Muslims began to mistrust Indian rule and demanded the territory be united either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country. \u2014 Aijaz Hussain, ajc , 20 Oct. 2021"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115951"
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]
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},
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"Several years ago, when I was working as a reporter based in Haiti, I came upon a group of older Christian missionaries in the mountains above Port-au-Prince \u2026 They were there to build a school alongside a Methodist church.",
|
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"\u2014 Jacob Kushner",
|
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"Hawaiian Pidgin English developed during the 1800s and early 1900s, when immigrant laborers from China, Portugal, and the Philippines arrived to work in the plantations; American missionaries also came around that time.",
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"\u2014 Alia Wong"
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],
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": characteristic of a missionary":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Rosmarie worked for five years as a missionary and teacher in Papua New Guinea with her sister Maria, her relatives said. \u2014 Lisa Rathke, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Rosmarie worked for five years as a missionary and teacher in Papua, New Guinea with her sister Maria, her relatives said. \u2014 Lisa Rathke, ajc , 19 May 2022",
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"Rosmarie worked for five years as a missionary and teacher in Papua New Guinea with her sister Maria, her relatives said. \u2014 Lisa Rathke, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
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"Hall, 40, is a father of five who attended Bible college and volunteered as a missionary in Kenya, Uganda and Jamaica. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Suellen has strong ties to the New Orleans area having served here for many years prior to her work as a missionary , according to the archdiocese of New Orleans. \u2014 Bynadine El-bawab, ABC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Watching movies is against the rules as a missionary . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The 77-year-old evangelical missionary , Sunday School teacher, food pantry volunteer and substitute teacher was invited by her sister-in-law, Gloria Anderson, to attend a prayer breakfast in the city. \u2014 al , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary , as a diamond. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"In 2010, a Nairobi missionary group assisted Cheserek in receiving a scholarship to Saint Benedict\u2019s Preparatory School in Newark, N.J. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Though not mandatory, a stint of missionary service is common among young Mormons, with men and (to a lesser extent) women mostly between 18 and 21 sent to LDS outposts around the world for evangelical work by the thousands each year. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"Michael has loved his missionary service and loves the people of Alabama. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Nearly three-quarters of Canada\u2019s 130 residential schools were run by Catholic missionary congregations. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Nearly three-quarters of the 130 residential schools were run by Catholic missionary congregations. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Nearly three-quarters of the 130 residential schools were run by Catholic missionary congregations. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Nearly three-quarters of Canada\u2019s 130 residential schools were run by Catholic missionary congregations. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Wade and Lorraine Richardson, a senior missionary couple from Oregon, had been in Poland for barely a month when Ukraine came under attack. \u2014 Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022"
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"\u2014 Elizabeth B. Browning"
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"\u2026 I was appalled by their misfocused indignation.",
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"\u2014 Jimmy Frost"
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"definitions":{
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|
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"\u2026 several specimens had been collected and preserved in science museums around the country, but most had been miscataloged as olingos, their larger, more common kin.",
|
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"\u2014 Martha Quillin"
|
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]
|
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},
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|
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"-\u02ccl\u00e4g",
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|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having no mistrust : unsuspecting":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-l\u0259\u0307s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144517"
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"type":[
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": mist sense 5":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145907"
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"misrule":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to rule incompetently : misgovern":[],
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": the action of misruling : the condition of being misruled":[],
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": disorder , anarchy":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8r\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"maladminister",
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"misconduct",
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"misgovern",
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"mishandle",
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"mismanage"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"anarchy",
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"lawlessness"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse",
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"Noun",
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"The people of that country have endured many years of misrule .",
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"the country's long period of misrule had made it a hotbed for terrorist organizations",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Long sold as an island of stability in a sea of chaos, the nation has collapsed into misrule , requiring swift action against its kleptocratic rulers. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"Unlike the best breads that still go stale, every single day of Mardi Gras, through the pendulum\u2019s last swing on Fat Tuesday, is going to be as sweet as the first, as mirth and misrule replenish themselves with each new sunrise. \u2014 al , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Some say Bashir planted the seeds of his own downfall in driving displacement to Khartoum, concentrating rising discontent over his misrule in camps that flanked the city on all sides. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"Trump\u2019s misrule and through his effort to open the U.S. to any and all with a bit of dirty money burning holes in their pockets. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 23 Dec. 2020",
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"Peoples of African descent have suffered for decades under Haiti\u2019s misrule by a succession of dictators. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 21 July 2021",
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"In the late eighteenth century, faced with mounting evidence of imperial corruption, bloodshed, and misrule , Britons faced a crisis of conscience about the effects of their overseas endeavors. \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
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"Typhoid and, possibly, cholera spread, along with malnutrition, a crisis exacerbated by three years of drought and five years of Taliban misrule . \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151510"
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},
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"misrun":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a metal casting not fully formed":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"mis- entry 1 + run":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151838"
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},
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"Mission":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a specific task with which a person or a group is charged":[
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"Their mission was to help victims of the disaster."
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],
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": a definite military, naval, or aerospace task":[
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"a bombing mission",
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"a space mission"
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],
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": a flight operation of an aircraft or spacecraft in the performance of a mission":[
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"a mission to Mars"
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],
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": a preestablished and often self-imposed objective or purpose":[
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"statement of the company's mission"
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],
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": calling , vocation":[
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"Her mission was to be a teacher."
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],
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": a body of persons sent to perform a service or carry on an activity: such as":[],
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": a group sent to a foreign country to conduct diplomatic or political negotiations":[
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"a member of a trade mission"
|
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],
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": a permanent embassy or legation":[],
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": a team of specialists or cultural leaders sent to a foreign country":[
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"served on a mission to improve agricultural methods"
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],
|
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": a ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate (see propagate sense 3b ) its faith or carry on humanitarian work":[
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"\u2026 there was a little port called Quinchang, where the fathers of the mission usually landed from Macao, on their progress to teach the Christian religion to the Chinese \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
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],
|
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": assignment to or work in a field of missionary enterprise":[],
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": a mission establishment":[],
|
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": a local church or parish dependent on a larger religious organization for direction or financial support":[
|
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"Spanish missions in California"
|
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],
|
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": organized missionary work":[],
|
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": a course of sermons and services given to convert the unchurched or quicken Christian faith":[
|
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"a preaching mission"
|
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],
|
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": the act or an instance of sending":[],
|
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"city near the Rio Grande in southern Texas population 77,058":[],
|
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"municipality on the Fraser River in southwestern British Columbia, Canada population 36,426":[],
|
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": to send on or entrust with a mission":[],
|
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": to carry on a religious mission among or in":[],
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": of or relating to a style used in the early Spanish missions of the southwestern U.S.":[
|
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"mission architecture"
|
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],
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": of, relating to, or having the characteristic of a style of plain heavy usually oak furniture originating in the U.S. in the early part of the 20th century":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[
|
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"assignment",
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"brief",
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"business",
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"charge",
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"detail",
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"job",
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"operation",
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"post"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"Our mission was to recover the stolen plans.",
|
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"By patient negotiation she succeeded in her mission of averting a strike.",
|
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"a mission to the moon",
|
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"a member of a trade mission",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The kids in Hawkins suit up to go back to the Upside Down on an assassination mission . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"The team will use the next two years to work on 3D simulations, a robot prototype, develop strategies that help the robot avoid risk, and test out ReachBot in a realistic mission environment -- likely a cave site in New Mexico or California. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Just last week, Luxembourg\u2019s Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, came to the cities of Toronto and Montreal as part of an economic mission organized by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in close cooperation with the Ministry of the Economy. \u2014 Karl Moore, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Told in reverse, the movie stars Guy Pearce as a man whose mission to track down his wife's killer is complicated by his inability to form new memories. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Since 2007, thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and communities have walked together to support the national organization\u2019s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington\u2019s Disease and their families. \u2014 Alexis Oatman, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"With the ability to now facilitate SBA 504 loans in Utah, the organization plans to increase their impact and further their mission to foster the economic growth of diverse small businesses. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Through either mission trips or vacations, Martin has traveled to 25 or 26 countries including China, Russia, India, Peru, Haiti and Guatemala. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Highlighting the contributions of the aforementioned individuals such as Coltrane, Tupac, and Afeni Shakur are only a small part of Onwusa\u2019s mission . \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"It\u2019s the most powerful operational rocket active, although both the Artemis I mission using the Space Launch System and SpaceX\u2019s in-the-works Starship with Super Heavy rockets will exceed that. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Promoted to mission commander of the shuttle Columbia in 1999, and the Discovery in 2005, Collins found the position involved less fun and more responsibility. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Next, the stage will be refurbished as needed and shipped to NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the launch of the Artemis I mission . \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The extra precision of the Gaia system will help mission controllers home in precisely on their targets. \u2014 Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS , 24 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Two were suicides and two were non- mission , accidental firearm discharges. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The scene now zooms down to the character to emphasize her mid- mission request. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Future techniques might include using gravity to tug asteroids out of orbit, zapping them with lasers, or even moving them with tractor beams, said NASA planetary defense officer Lindley Johnson said in a pre- mission news conference. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Air Force once vaguely entertained the notion of replacing the RC-135s with a new 767-based multi- mission place called the E-10. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Andrew Wood, a Marine Corps spokesperson, said the updates include additional inspections for watertight integrity and stricter requirements for what material discrepancies would render a vehicle non- mission capable. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Their conclusions, published in Science magazine and presented at the 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, were reached by using cross- mission data from the agency's Planetary Data System (PDS). \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The Constellation ships are multi- mission ships that are capable of anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare (anti-ship and land attack), and anti-air warfare (anti-aircraft, anti-missile, and now anti-drone) missions. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Travis Air Force Base ordered non- mission -essential personnel to evacuate. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, Medieval Latin, & Latin; New Latin mission-, missio religious mission, from Medieval Latin, task assigned, from Latin, act of sending, from mittere to send":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
|
|
"1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161602"
|
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},
|
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"mistletoe":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mis-\u0259l-\u02cct\u014d, chiefly British \u02c8miz-",
|
|
"\u02c8mi-s\u0259l-\u02cct\u014d",
|
|
"chiefly British \u02c8mi-z\u0259l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fruit-bearing thornbush, wolfberry and invasive mistletoe attract birds including cactus wrens, phainopeplas, mockingbirds and doves while rabbits, squirrels and lizards scurry among jojoba bushes and many species of cholla cactus. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Mesquite is the most common tree in our area for mistletoe to prey upon. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"There will be no mistletoe for Kyle Richards this year. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In one scene in the video, Glenn, who is gay and is a former member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holds up a sprig of mistletoe . \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Swallowing American mistletoe can cause an upset stomach. \u2014 Jay Cannon, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Dee and Keith sell mistletoe at the end of the driveway for $1. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Eating the berries off a mistletoe plant seems to have fallen out of tradition in recent years, though, and perhaps rightfully so. \u2014 Jay Cannon, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Right up there with Christmas trees and mistletoe , hollies are the plants most closely connected with any holiday on the American calendar. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 4 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English mistilto , from Old English mistelt\u0101n , from mistel mistletoe + t\u0101n twig; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon mistil mistletoe and to Old High German zein twig":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165334"
|
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},
|
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"misericordia":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"m\u0259\u0307\u02cczer\u0259\u02c8k\u022frd\u0113\u0259",
|
|
"\u02ccmiz\u0259r-",
|
|
"m\u0259\u0307\u02ccser-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Medieval Latin, from Latin, mercy, compassion":""
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175052"
|
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},
|
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"mistruth":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a false or misleading statement : falsehood":[
|
|
"The general drift of the thoughtful, worried essays was that the reported instances of deliberate mistruth on the part of scientists seem to be on the increase \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Lewis Thomas"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8tr\u00fcth"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175639"
|
|
},
|
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"miscible":{
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mi-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8mis-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Superior oil, also called horticultural oil, is a highly refined miscible oil (up to 99.9 percent pure) that when mixed with water and sprayed on trees will smother overwintering insects and their eggs. \u2014 Kym Pokorny | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin miscibilis , from Latin misc\u0113re to mix \u2014 more at mix":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1570, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175939"
|
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},
|
|
"misname":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to name incorrectly : miscall":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8n\u0101m"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"They misnamed the airport when they called it \u201cinternational.\u201d Almost all the arriving and departing flights are local.",
|
|
"The caption misnamed the person in the picture.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In the course of the initiative, Nigel Jeffries, MOLA\u2019s ceramics specialist, has come to believe that witch bottles may have not only been miscategorized but misnamed : these bottles were likely medical objects, rather than magical ones. \u2014 Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker , 31 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims. \u2014 Kristin Lam, USA TODAY , 20 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"In some editions, a story that began on the cover about the central SoMa development lawsuit settlement misnamed a nonprofit developer hoping to build affordable housing in South of Market. \u2014 SFChronicle.com , 1 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Perhaps more than other forms of work, domestic labor is often misnamed as love, duty, or some kind of irresistible biological calling. \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 15 June 2019",
|
|
"Perhaps more than other forms of work, domestic labor is often misnamed as love, duty, or some kind of irresistible biological calling. \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 15 June 2019",
|
|
"Perhaps more than other forms of work, domestic labor is often misnamed as love, duty, or some kind of irresistible biological calling. \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 15 June 2019",
|
|
"Perhaps more than other forms of work, domestic labor is often misnamed as love, duty, or some kind of irresistible biological calling. \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 15 June 2019",
|
|
"Perhaps more than other forms of work, domestic labor is often misnamed as love, duty, or some kind of irresistible biological calling. \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 15 June 2019"
|
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1537, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180213"
|
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},
|
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"Mission Indians":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": members of American Indian tribes converted to Christianity by Spanish Franciscan missionaries in California":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180255"
|
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},
|
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"misnomed":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": misnomered":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"m\u0259\u0307\u02c8sn\u014dmd"
|
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],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"misnomer + -ed":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183333"
|
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|
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"type":[
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"The astronauts received a message from mission control ."
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But with the 2012 and 2021 birds in Illinois, another photographed in Texas this year and another caught in a mist net in October in Quebec, of all places, that soon may change. \u2014 Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
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"In the evenings, the researchers strung up a mist net at an entrance to the mineshaft, and waited for dusk, when the bats flew out to eat. \u2014 Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"For several years, the fine mist nets used to catch the tiny migrants sat unused. \u2014 Ben Raines, AL.com , 20 Apr. 2018",
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"Rodr\u00edguez carefully untangled a squawking hummingbird from a mist net . \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Apr. 2018",
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"Amid the scrub, the researchers had strung mist nets : 40-foot-long black nylon nets spread tautly between two poles. \u2014 Bruce M. Beehler, Smithsonian , 16 Apr. 2018",
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"The mist nets act like large spider webs, harmlessly entangling unsuspecting birds who fly into them without ever seeing them. \u2014 Bruce M. Beehler, Smithsonian , 16 Apr. 2018",
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"The fine-mesh mist nets take time for the students to mount on special poles, and removing the ensnared creatures from them requires skill. \u2014 Laura Bliss, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2017",
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"At our new camp just above the Kasikasima Rapids, the scientists redeploy their dragnet of seines, mist nets , pit traps, Winkler extractors, aluminum boxes and other collecting devices. \u2014 Richard Conniff, Smithsonian , 29 Mar. 2017"
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201456"
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"missions":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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": a specific task with which a person or a group is charged":[
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": a definite military, naval, or aerospace task":[
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"a bombing mission",
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"a space mission"
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],
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": a flight operation of an aircraft or spacecraft in the performance of a mission":[
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"a mission to Mars"
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],
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": a preestablished and often self-imposed objective or purpose":[
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"statement of the company's mission"
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],
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": calling , vocation":[
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"Her mission was to be a teacher."
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],
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": a body of persons sent to perform a service or carry on an activity: such as":[],
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": a group sent to a foreign country to conduct diplomatic or political negotiations":[
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"a member of a trade mission"
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],
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": a permanent embassy or legation":[],
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": a team of specialists or cultural leaders sent to a foreign country":[
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"served on a mission to improve agricultural methods"
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],
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": a ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate (see propagate sense 3b ) its faith or carry on humanitarian work":[
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"\u2026 there was a little port called Quinchang, where the fathers of the mission usually landed from Macao, on their progress to teach the Christian religion to the Chinese \u2026",
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"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
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],
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": assignment to or work in a field of missionary enterprise":[],
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": a mission establishment":[],
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": a local church or parish dependent on a larger religious organization for direction or financial support":[
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"Spanish missions in California"
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],
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": organized missionary work":[],
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": a course of sermons and services given to convert the unchurched or quicken Christian faith":[
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"a preaching mission"
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],
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": the act or an instance of sending":[],
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"city near the Rio Grande in southern Texas population 77,058":[],
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"municipality on the Fraser River in southwestern British Columbia, Canada population 36,426":[],
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": to send on or entrust with a mission":[],
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": to carry on a religious mission among or in":[],
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": of or relating to a style used in the early Spanish missions of the southwestern U.S.":[
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"mission architecture"
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],
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": of, relating to, or having the characteristic of a style of plain heavy usually oak furniture originating in the U.S. in the early part of the 20th century":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"assignment",
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"brief",
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"business",
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"charge",
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"detail",
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"job",
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"operation",
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"post"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Our mission was to recover the stolen plans.",
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"By patient negotiation she succeeded in her mission of averting a strike.",
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"a mission to the moon",
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"a member of a trade mission",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The kids in Hawkins suit up to go back to the Upside Down on an assassination mission . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
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"The team will use the next two years to work on 3D simulations, a robot prototype, develop strategies that help the robot avoid risk, and test out ReachBot in a realistic mission environment -- likely a cave site in New Mexico or California. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 1 July 2022",
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"Just last week, Luxembourg\u2019s Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, came to the cities of Toronto and Montreal as part of an economic mission organized by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in close cooperation with the Ministry of the Economy. \u2014 Karl Moore, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Told in reverse, the movie stars Guy Pearce as a man whose mission to track down his wife's killer is complicated by his inability to form new memories. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Since 2007, thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and communities have walked together to support the national organization\u2019s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington\u2019s Disease and their families. \u2014 Alexis Oatman, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
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"With the ability to now facilitate SBA 504 loans in Utah, the organization plans to increase their impact and further their mission to foster the economic growth of diverse small businesses. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Through either mission trips or vacations, Martin has traveled to 25 or 26 countries including China, Russia, India, Peru, Haiti and Guatemala. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Highlighting the contributions of the aforementioned individuals such as Coltrane, Tupac, and Afeni Shakur are only a small part of Onwusa\u2019s mission . \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 30 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"It\u2019s the most powerful operational rocket active, although both the Artemis I mission using the Space Launch System and SpaceX\u2019s in-the-works Starship with Super Heavy rockets will exceed that. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Promoted to mission commander of the shuttle Columbia in 1999, and the Discovery in 2005, Collins found the position involved less fun and more responsibility. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"Next, the stage will be refurbished as needed and shipped to NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the launch of the Artemis I mission . \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The extra precision of the Gaia system will help mission controllers home in precisely on their targets. \u2014 Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS , 24 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Two were suicides and two were non- mission , accidental firearm discharges. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The scene now zooms down to the character to emphasize her mid- mission request. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Future techniques might include using gravity to tug asteroids out of orbit, zapping them with lasers, or even moving them with tractor beams, said NASA planetary defense officer Lindley Johnson said in a pre- mission news conference. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The Air Force once vaguely entertained the notion of replacing the RC-135s with a new 767-based multi- mission place called the E-10. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Andrew Wood, a Marine Corps spokesperson, said the updates include additional inspections for watertight integrity and stricter requirements for what material discrepancies would render a vehicle non- mission capable. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Their conclusions, published in Science magazine and presented at the 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, were reached by using cross- mission data from the agency's Planetary Data System (PDS). \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The Constellation ships are multi- mission ships that are capable of anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare (anti-ship and land attack), and anti-air warfare (anti-aircraft, anti-missile, and now anti-drone) missions. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 Jan. 2021",
|
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"Travis Air Force Base ordered non- mission -essential personnel to evacuate. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Aug. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, Medieval Latin, & Latin; New Latin mission-, missio religious mission, from Medieval Latin, task assigned, from Latin, act of sending, from mittere to send":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
|
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"1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205806"
|
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},
|
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"miswrite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to write incorrectly : to make a mistake in writing":[
|
|
"miswrite a name",
|
|
"You misread, or I miswrote : my Cambridge job is next October \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Graves"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8r\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210112"
|
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},
|
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"miscaption":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an incorrect caption":[
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|
"a miscaption that wrongly identified the subject of the photo"
|
|
],
|
|
": to caption (something, such as a photograph) wrongly : to give an incorrect caption to (something)":[
|
|
"miscaptioned the image with the wrong person's name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8kap-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1931, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212710"
|
|
},
|
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"Mistassini":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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"lake in south central Quebec, Canada, draining west to James Bay area 840 square miles (2184 square kilometers)":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213426"
|
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|
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"mission creep":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Additionally, border-security bureaus can suffer from a kind of mission creep , preventing workers from being more productive in other jobs. \u2014 WSJ , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The pursuit of a decisive win by Ukraine and Putin\u2019s decisive loss would constitute another example of mission creep . \u2014 Michael Krepon, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"For government regulators, mission creep like that is to die for. \u2014 WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Fears that a comprehensive approach to disease prevention coordinated by the White House would fuel mission creep take a myopic view of how complex public health threats evolve. \u2014 Arush Lal, STAT , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Finnish officials say that Mr. Niinisto sheds his diplomatic modesty in private, and is known for his long political memory, cutting style and mission creep . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Carefully monitoring \u2018 mission creep \u2019 vs. \u2018mission clarity\u2019 will also serve as a critical and ongoing guidepost. \u2014 Brandon Busteed, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In turn, the Fed should halt its mission creep into fiscal policy and stay out of unrelated partisan congressional debate. \u2014 Jeb Hensarling, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Telecom lobbyists have suggested the proposals create the possibility of mission creep away from a focus on quickly answering crisis calls. \u2014 Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1991, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213845"
|
|
},
|
|
"missioner":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": missionary":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mi-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy\u2019s Church in Athens. \u2014 al , 1 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"After 15 years of doing mission promotion and spending time as a missioner in Tanzania East Africa, by special agreement with the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles and the Archbishop of Hartford, Fr. \u2014 courant.com , 23 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1654, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214545"
|
|
},
|
|
"misgovern":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to rule or govern in a corrupt, wrong, or incompetent way":[
|
|
"\u2026 but the success of the American Revolution is part of what encouraged French commoners to overthrow the noble class that had misgoverned them for generations.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ariel Bernier"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccmis-\u02c8g\u0259-v\u0259rn"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214843"
|
|
},
|
|
"missis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": wife":[
|
|
"\u2026 everybody knew Mr. Levov and everybody asked after the missus and the boys.",
|
|
"\u2014 Philip Roth"
|
|
],
|
|
": mistress sense 1a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"especially Southern -z\u0259z",
|
|
"\u02c8mi-s\u0259z",
|
|
"-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"helpmate",
|
|
"helpmeet",
|
|
"lady",
|
|
"madam",
|
|
"Mrs.",
|
|
"old lady",
|
|
"wife",
|
|
"wifey",
|
|
"woman"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The missus , Ciara Wilson herself, on that main stage during the historical Essence Festival... \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Eventually, the movie descends into the thorny question of what really happened to Maxim's first missus , her relationship to the oily Jack Favell (Sam Riley), and the new bride's determination to stand by her man, no matter the consequences. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 21 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Much of the story is set in a Tuscan convent, where a manservant (Dave Franco) is on the run from a vengeful lord (Nick Offerman) and the lord's bored wife (Lauren Weedman) after the servant's dalliances with the missus come to light. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 12 July 2017",
|
|
"For one, the miss is now a missus after the BYU student married Nick Austin; former Miss Fountain Valley Aimee Le is now in medical school; and the organization that presents the pageant finally has its nonprofit status. \u2014 Greg Mellen, Orange County Register , 23 Feb. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of mistress":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220308"
|
|
},
|
|
"mission church":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a church that is not locally self-supporting but that depends at least partially upon the support of mission funds from the larger religious organization that established it":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222501"
|
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},
|
|
"miscegenation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)mi-\u02ccse-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02ccmi-si-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Not only did most lawmakers support miscegenation laws in the late nineteenth century, but interracial relationships were not accepted by a majority of Americans, in general, in opinion polls, until the 1990s. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
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"In a similar vein, despite valorizing Canudos residents in certain moments, da Cunha concluded that the Northeast\u2019s inferior geology bred inferior men, and that miscegenation put the Brazilian nation at risk. \u2014 Ela Bittencourt, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Enter Mildred and Richard Loving, a Virginia couple whose June 12, 1967 Supreme Court ruling dealt a major blow to miscegenation laws. \u2014 Brenna Williams, CNN , 12 June 2021",
|
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"Once married to Ada, a white woman, Ming Tsu was beaten and sentenced to 10 years of hard desert labor after Ada\u2019s bigoted father brought charges of miscegenation . \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2021",
|
|
"There were at least three attempts to add a miscegenation ban to the US Constitution, the last introduced by Sen. Coleman Blease in 1928. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Somehow, barriers need to be erected against miscegenation . \u2014 The Economist , 27 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The lead was set to be played by Paul Muni in yellowface, and for Wong to act alongside the white actor would violate the Hays Code, which forbade depictions of miscegenation . \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 26 Mar. 2021",
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"In 1967, when miscegenation laws were overturned in the United States, 3% of all newlyweds were married to someone of a different race or ethnicity, as reported by the Pew Research Center. \u2014 Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2021"
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"irregular from Latin misc\u0113re to mix + genus race \u2014 more at mix , kin":""
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"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223616"
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"mission home":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": a benevolent institution (as for the care of the indigent or the aged) maintained by a religious organization":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224141"
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"mistal":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a shed for cows":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mist\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian melkest\u03c6l milking shed in a saeter, from melk milk (from Old Norse mjolk ) + st\u03c6l milking shed, from Old Norse st\u00f6thull":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230557"
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},
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"missiology":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the study of the church's mission especially with respect to missionary activity":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmi-s\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"missio n + -logy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230652"
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},
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"mistonusk":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": american badger":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mist\u0259\u02ccn\u0259sk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Cree m\u012bstanask , literally, broad, from mist much + an\u00e2sk spread out":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230809"
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},
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"mistrain":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to train (a person or animal) badly or incorrectly":[
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"an aggressive dog that had been mistrained"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8tr\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1596, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233622"
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},
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"misnomer":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument":[],
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": a use of a wrong or inappropriate name":[
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"Nowadays it is a misnomer to call a farmer a peasant."
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],
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": a wrong name or inappropriate designation":[
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"The name \"Greenland\" is a misnomer , since much of the island is covered by a massive ice sheet."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8n\u014d-m\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"\u201cInternational Airport\u201d is something of a misnomer , since almost all the arriving and departing flights are local.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Categorizing social media platforms as tech stocks may be a misnomer . \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 6 June 2022",
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"To call this movie timely would be both an understatement and a bit of a misnomer , since the battle for women\u2019s bodily autonomy has never not been a timely issue. \u2014 Sonaiya Kelleystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
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"House, here, is a bit of a misnomer : this place is a massive French Classical Mansion on the Upper East Side that takes up an entire block corner. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 3 May 2022",
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"But the very name is a misnomer , says Joe Rotunda, director of enforcement at the Texas State Securities Board. \u2014 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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"The name monkeypox is a misnomer \u2014it was named after being identified in laboratory monkeys in the 1950s\u2014and experts believe rodents are the likely reservoir. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"The name Southern Hills is a misnomer ; there\u2019s really just one hill, singular. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
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"But the idea that Twitter was ever truly akin to a central gathering place where members of the public could speak freely to an audience of random citizens has always been a misnomer . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"At first glance, the title Familia appears to be a misnomer , as many of its songs are inspired by heartbreak. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English misnoumer , from Anglo-French mesnomer , from mes- mis- + nomer to name, from Latin nominare \u2014 more at nominate":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002647"
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},
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"mistless":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not misty":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mistl\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"mist entry 1 + -less":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003304"
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},
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"misruling":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to rule incompetently : misgovern":[],
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": the action of misruling : the condition of being misruled":[],
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": disorder , anarchy":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmis-\u02c8r\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"maladminister",
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"misconduct",
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"misgovern",
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"mishandle",
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"mismanage"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"anarchy",
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"lawlessness"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse",
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"Noun",
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"The people of that country have endured many years of misrule .",
|
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"the country's long period of misrule had made it a hotbed for terrorist organizations",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
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"Although bin Laden eventually was killed and his al-Qaida network blunted as an international threat, Afghans are still caught in a cycle of violence and misrule with no end in sight. \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Long sold as an island of stability in a sea of chaos, the nation has collapsed into misrule , requiring swift action against its kleptocratic rulers. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Unlike the best breads that still go stale, every single day of Mardi Gras, through the pendulum\u2019s last swing on Fat Tuesday, is going to be as sweet as the first, as mirth and misrule replenish themselves with each new sunrise. \u2014 al , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Some say Bashir planted the seeds of his own downfall in driving displacement to Khartoum, concentrating rising discontent over his misrule in camps that flanked the city on all sides. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Trump\u2019s misrule and through his effort to open the U.S. to any and all with a bit of dirty money burning holes in their pockets. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 23 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Peoples of African descent have suffered for decades under Haiti\u2019s misrule by a succession of dictators. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 21 July 2021",
|
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"In the late eighteenth century, faced with mounting evidence of imperial corruption, bloodshed, and misrule , Britons faced a crisis of conscience about the effects of their overseas endeavors. \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
|
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"Typhoid and, possibly, cholera spread, along with malnutrition, a crisis exacerbated by three years of drought and five years of Taliban misrule . \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 Sep. 2021"
|
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],
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|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004736"
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},
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"mistryst":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to fail to keep an agreement (as an engagement or an appointed meeting)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)mi\u00a6str\u012bst"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"mis- entry 1 + tryst":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014628"
|
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},
|
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"miso":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a high-protein fermented food paste consisting chiefly of soybeans, salt, and usually grain (such as barley or rice) and ranging in taste from very salty to very sweet":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u0113-(\u02cc)s\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Little gems are doused with a touch of miso from Shared Cultures and Calabrian chile dressing \u2014 another example of Rose adjusting a classic to great effect, this time with fermentation and spice. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Even tofu skeptics might be enlightened when tasting Ratza\u2019s Tamari Tofu with miso butter. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The woman sitting at the bar, sipping her miso soup in full-face makeup and a wig, is really an actress who just finished a long day on the set of a 1950s period piece. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Customers will be able to grab containers of owner Mariko Grady\u2019s line of misos and shio koji from a retail fridge as well as miso soup and bento boxes. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In a medium pot, combine the coconut milk or vegetable stock, miso and maple syrup. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"That goal is realized in the first course of the Kaiseki-style tasting menu, a steaming bowl of leek- miso soup. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The spicy, hearty Gankara miso , laden with tender chashu pork, bean sprouts, egg, and more, is an excellent, warming choice. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Where to buy: Find miso in the refrigerated section of most supermarkets. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Japanese":""
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022238"
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|
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"mist green":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a variable color averaging a light yellowish green that is lighter and much less strong than apple green (see apple green sense 1 ), greener and paler than pistachio, and greener and duller than ocean green":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025012"
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