noun
Meaning 1
A wrong, bad, or faulty hold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mishold
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/ˈmɪshoʊld/
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/mɪsˈhoʊld/
verb
Meaning 2
To hold wrongly, badly, or amiss; lose hold (of); abuse; neglect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
From Middle English misholden, from Old English mishealdan (“not to keep, to neglect, be careless”), equivalent to mis- + hold.