missay

verb
mis·​say | \ (ˈ)mi(s)+\

Definition of missay

transitive verb

: to speak evil of : slander rebuked, reviled, missaid thee— Alfred Tennyson

intransitive verb

: to say something wrong or incorrect knew … what the press … would missay, misunderstand, understate, and exaggerate about him— H. S. Canby

History and Etymology for missay

Middle English misseyen, missayen, from mis- entry 1 + seyen, sayen to say

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