Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
misbid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
/ˈmɪsbɪd/
Etymology
From the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- + bid) and Middle English misbeden (“to mistreat; abuse; outrage; offend; insult”), from Old English misbēodan (“to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + bid (“to offer, declare”).
Meanings
A mistake in a bid or offer; a wrong offer or bid.
If you explode quite often because of misplays or misbids by the 'moron' who is ruining your game, your temper-ridden body is a good target for a sudden elevation of blood pressure, a stroke, a coronary attack. 2003, Alan Sontag, The Bridge Bum: My Life and Play, page 98:
From the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- + bid) and Middle English misbeden (“to mistreat; abuse; outrage; offend; insult”), from Old English misbēodan (“to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + bid (“to offer, declare”).
Meanings
(obsolete, transitive) To injure; mistreat.
(obsolete, transitive) To insult; offend.
(ambitransitive) To make an incorrect offer or bid.
I did my bids for that month and I misbid, and I bid all weekends. 1988, Madeleine M. Leininger, Care, discovery and uses in clinical and community nursing:
(ambitransitive) To bid incorrectly; bid higher or lower than actual.
After apologizing profusely for his errors on the first two hands, he misbid the last hand and they ended up in fifth place. 2004, Jim Priebe, Takeout Double: A Bridge Mystery: