misken

Meaning

Verb

• To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
• To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
• To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
• To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
• To fail to recognise or identify.
• To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
• To fail to mention.

Origin

• From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken ("to not know, misken"), Dutch miskennen ("to fail to recognise, ignore"), German mißkennen ("to misunderstand"), Swedish misskänna ("to misunderstand").