misswear

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ swear.

Verb

misswear (third-person singular simple present misswears, present participle misswearing, simple past misswore, past participle missworn)

1. To swear falsely or wrongly.

   Synonyms: forswear, perjure, manswear

See also

• minced oath
• perjury

 

References

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

Anagrams

• Wiersmas, miswears