English Explanatory Dictionary

misrede

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To advise unwisely or to bad purpose; miscounsel; misadvise.

Word forms

misrede misredes misreding misreded

Etymology

From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrǣdan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + rede. Compare misread.

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