"mismake" meaning in English

See mismake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mismakes [present, singular, third-person], mismaking [participle, present], mismade [participle, past], mismade [past]
Etymology: From Middle English mismaken, equivalent to mis- + make. Cognate with Dutch mismaken (“to defeature, deform”), German missmachen (“to fail to make”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mismaken}} Middle English mismaken, {{prefix|en|mis|make}} mis- + make, {{cog|nl|mismaken||to defeature, deform}} Dutch mismaken (“to defeature, deform”), {{cog|de|missmachen||to fail to make}} German missmachen (“to fail to make”) Head templates: {{en-verb|mismakes|mismaking|mismade}} mismake (third-person singular simple present mismakes, present participle mismaking, simple past and past participle mismade)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To unmake; depose. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-mismake-en-verb-OiSl1kat Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 44 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 46 39 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 41 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 39 5
  2. (transitive) To shape or form improperly; make badly or amiss; spoil in making. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mismake-en-verb-5Nhj7ye~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 44 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 46 39 16
  3. (transitive, reflexive) To disturb (oneself); put (oneself) out. Tags: reflexive, transitive
    Sense id: en-mismake-en-verb-vQEXKSBl Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 46 39 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mismade, mismaking

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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    }
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English mismaken, equivalent to mis- + make. Cognate with Dutch mismaken (“to defeature, deform”), German missmachen (“to fail to make”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mismakes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mismaking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mismade",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mismade",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 44 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "To unmake; depose."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To unmake; depose."
      ],
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        "To shape or form improperly; make badly or amiss; spoil in making."
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          "shape",
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        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "improper",
          "improper"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "amiss",
          "amiss"
        ],
        [
          "spoil",
          "spoil"
        ],
        [
          "making",
          "making"
        ]
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        "(transitive) To shape or form improperly; make badly or amiss; spoil in making."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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      ],
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        "To disturb (oneself); put (oneself) out."
      ],
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          "disturb",
          "disturb"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, reflexive) To disturb (oneself); put (oneself) out."
      ],
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        "reflexive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mismake"
}
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    {
      "word": "mismade"
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      "word": "mismaking"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English mismaken, equivalent to mis- + make. Cognate with Dutch mismaken (“to defeature, deform”), German missmachen (“to fail to make”).",
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    {
      "form": "mismakes",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mismaking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mismade",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mismade",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        "To unmake; depose."
      ],
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          "unmake",
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          "depose"
        ]
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To unmake; depose."
      ],
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    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To shape or form improperly; make badly or amiss; spoil in making."
      ],
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        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
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          "improper",
          "improper"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "amiss",
          "amiss"
        ],
        [
          "spoil",
          "spoil"
        ],
        [
          "making",
          "making"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To shape or form improperly; make badly or amiss; spoil in making."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "English reflexive verbs",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To disturb (oneself); put (oneself) out."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disturb",
          "disturb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, reflexive) To disturb (oneself); put (oneself) out."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mismake"
}

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