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misdeem

verb

  1. To misjudge, to deem wrongly.

    The doubt which ye misdeem, fair love, is vain, / That fondly fear to lose your liberty; / […]

Where it comes from

Late 14th century, from Middle English misdemen, equivalent to mis- + deem. Cognate with Icelandic misdæma (“to misjudge”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry misdeem (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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