Definition of Misesteem

1. n. Want of esteem; disrespect.

Definition of Misesteem

1. Noun. (archaic) Lack of esteem; disrespect. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misesteem

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misesteem

miseries
miserite
miserlier
miserliest
miserliness
miserlinesses
miserly
miserotia
misers
misery
misery loves company
misery whip
miseryguts
mises
mises en scène
misesteem (current term)
misesteemed
misesteeming
misesteems
misestimate
misestimated
misestimates
misestimating
misestimation
misestimations
misevaluate
misevaluated
misevaluates
misevaluating
misevaluation

Literary usage of Misesteem

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Greek Thinkers: A History of Ancient Philosophy by Theodor Gomperz (1905)
"As a preliminary, however, it is desirable to prove the fitness of Philosophy for the high office assigned to her, and to explain the misesteem under which ..."

2. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1852)
"They may and do misesteem many such things, especially of this kind. They esteem the cross, surplice, &c. indifferent, yea, ..."

3. Publications (1847)
"Nor know we what it is we are to forgive, indeed, except it be ourselves for misapprehending or misesteem- ing your actings, which yet we see no cause for ..."

4. France by John Edward Courtenay Bodley (1898)
"Ephemeral ministries must succeed one another at brief intervals, the office of minister must remain in misesteem, and parliamentary anarchy must continue, ..."

5. The Biblical Repertory and Theological Review by Charles Hodge (1832)
"... without any present profit, but are likely to engender an aversion from them which may end in an invincible misesteem of this portion of the standards. ..."

6. Restituta: Or, Titles, Extracts, and Characters of Old Books in English by Egerton Brydges (1814)
"... I say, if the world misesteem either it or thee, yet doe not thou therefore esteem the lesse either of thy booke or of ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Misesteem on Dictionary.com!Search for Misesteem on Thesaurus.com!Search for Misesteem on Google!Search for Misesteem on Wikipedia!

Search