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misthink

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /mɪsˈθɪŋk/
  • rhymes with -ɪŋk

1

verb

Meaning 1

To think wrongly or badly (of).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To have sinful thoughts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English misthink From mis- + think.