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misprision

/mɪˈspɹɪʒən/mih-SPRIH-zhuhn
/mɪˈspɹɪʒən/mih-SPRIH-zhuhn

Meaninga wrong taking

Common meaning: a mistake

Other meanings: in law, neglect of duty

‘hating (from misein)’ + ‘to grasp, seize’ → misprision

Journey through time

  1. Latinprehendere‘to take’source
  2. Old Frenchmesprison‘a mistake’source
  3. Englishmisprision‘a mistake’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin prehendō ‘to grasp, seize’.

Roots

Related words

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