misgreet

English

verb
Definitions
  • To greet wrongly; (by extension) to affront or insult

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *misgreten inherited from Old English misgrētan (affront, insult) prefix from English greet (weep).

Origin

English

greet

Gloss

weep

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