mislippen

transitive verb

mis·​lippen

"+

-ed/-ing/-s

1

dialectal, British : deceive, disappoint

2

dialectal, British : neglect, overlook

3

chiefly Scottish : doubt, suspect

Word History

Etymology

mis- entry 1 + lippen

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