See mislest on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "Apparently an alteration of molest, after mis-.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mislests",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "mislesting",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "mislested",
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"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mislested",
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"past"
]
}
],
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"name": "en-verb"
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],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.v.12:",
"text": "“I'd scorn for to mislest a gentleman when he's taking his pleasure.”",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To molest, mistreat."
],
"id": "en-mislest-en-verb-n155BfbG",
"links": [
[
"regional",
"regional#English"
],
[
"molest",
"molest"
],
[
"mistreat",
"mistreat"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(now Ireland, England regional) To molest, mistreat."
],
"tags": [
"England",
"Ireland",
"regional"
]
}
],
"word": "mislest"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Apparently an alteration of molest, after mis-.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mislests",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "mislesting",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "mislested",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mislested",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.v.12:",
"text": "“I'd scorn for to mislest a gentleman when he's taking his pleasure.”",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To molest, mistreat."
],
"links": [
[
"regional",
"regional#English"
],
[
"molest",
"molest"
],
[
"mistreat",
"mistreat"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(now Ireland, England regional) To molest, mistreat."
],
"tags": [
"England",
"Ireland",
"regional"
]
}
],
"word": "mislest"
}
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