misdesert en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɪsdəˌzɜː(ɹ)t/
Etymology
From mis- + desert.
Meanings
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(obsolete) The state or fact of deserving bad things.
My haplesse case Is not occasiond through my misdesert, But through misfortune […]
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misdeserts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |