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Added 9 October 2026

misken

/mɪsˈkɛn/ verb

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To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.

Origin

From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).

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