mischoose
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English mischeosen, mischesen, equivalent to mis- + choose.
Verb
[edit]mischoose (third-person singular simple present mischooses, present participle mischoosing, simple past mischose, past participle mischosen)
- (transitive, intransitive) To choose incorrectly or badly; to make a wrong choice.
- 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:
- Up to a certain point he was a free agent , he could choose his path ; he mischose it , and he was in the toils of necessity
References
[edit]- “mischoose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.