misbid
English
Etymology
From the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- + bid) and Middle English misbeden (“to mistreat; abuse; outrage; offend; insult”), from Old English misbēodan (“to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + bid (“to offer, declare”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪd
Verb
misbid (third-person singular simple present misbids, present participle misbidding, simple past misbid or misbad or misbade, past participle misbidden)
- (transitive, obsolete) To injure; mistreat.
- (transitive, obsolete) To insult; offend.
- (transitive, intransitive) To make an incorrect offer or bid.
- 1988, Madeleine M. Leininger, Care, discovery and uses in clinical and community nursing:
- I did my bids for that month and I misbid, and I bid all weekends.
- 1988, Madeleine M. Leininger, Care, discovery and uses in clinical and community nursing:
- (transitive, intransitive, card games) To bid incorrectly; bid higher or lower than actual.
- 2004, Jim Priebe, Takeout Double: A Bridge Mystery:
- After apologizing profusely for his errors on the first two hands, he misbid the last hand and they ended up in fifth place.
- 2004, Jim Priebe, Takeout Double: A Bridge Mystery:
Derived terms
Noun
misbid (plural misbids)
- An incorrect bid or offer.
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