mischoose

English

Etymology

From Middle English mischeosen, mischesen, equivalent to mis- +‎ choose.

Verb

mischoose (third-person singular simple present mischooses, present participle mischoosing, simple past mischose, past participle mischosen)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To choose incorrectly or badly; to make a wrong choice.
   • 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:

     Up to a certain point he was a free agent , he could choose his path ; he mischose it , and he was in the toils of necessity

References

• “mischoose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• smoochies