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mishold.

To hold wrongly, badly, or amiss; lose hold (of); abuse; neglect.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/mɪsˈhoʊld/
  1. To hold wrongly, badly, or amiss; lose hold (of); abuse; neglect.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English misholden, from Old English mishealdan (“not to keep, to neglect, be careless”), equivalent to mis- + hold.

noun/ˈmɪshoʊld/
  1. A wrong, bad, or faulty hold.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English misholden, from Old English mishealdan (“not to keep, to neglect, be careless”), equivalent to mis- + hold.

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