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misprision

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; a specific instance of this. In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; an instance of this.
    misprision of heresy
  2. noun Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; a specific instance of this.
  3. noun In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; an instance of this.
    misprision of heresy
  4. noun Misinterpretation or misunderstanding; an instance of this; a mistake. Incorrect or unfair suspicion; an instance of this.
  5. noun Misinterpretation or misunderstanding; an instance of this; a mistake.
  6. noun Incorrect or unfair suspicion; an instance of this.
  7. noun Despising or holding in contempt; disdain, scorn.
  8. noun Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.

Similar words

misprison missprision mispleading misprisal misprize misfeasance misregard misusement misimputation misdirection

Often followed by

of and is in or growing thereof that

Word family

misprisions

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