mismake
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English mismaken, equivalent to mis- + make. Cognate with Dutch mismaken (“to defeature, deform”), German missmachen (“to fail to make”).
Verb[edit]
mismake (third-person singular simple present mismakes, present participle mismaking, simple past and past participle mismade)
- (transitive, obsolete) To unmake; depose.
- (transitive) To shape or form improperly; make badly or amiss; spoil in making.
- (transitive, reflexive) To disturb (oneself); put (oneself) out.