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单词 misthrive
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misthrivev.

Brit. /mɪsˈθrʌɪv/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈθraɪv/, Scottish English /mɪsˈθraɪv/
Forms: see mis- prefix1 and thrive v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, thrive v.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + thrive v.
Chiefly Scottish. Now rare.
intransitive. To be unsuccessful; to fail to thrive.
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the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)]
withsitc1330
fail1340
defaulta1382
errc1430
to fall (also go) by the wayside1526
misthrive1567
miss1599
to come bad, or no, speedc1600
shrink1608
abortivea1670
maroon1717
to flash in the pan1792
skunk1831
to go to the dickens1833
to miss fire1838
to fall flat1841
fizzle1847
to lose out1858
to fall down1873
to crap out1891
flivver1912
flop1919
skid1920
to lay an egg1929
to blow out1939
to strike out1946
bomb1963
to come (also have) a buster1968
the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] > fail to prosper or thrive
unthrivec1380
untheec1470
misthrive1567
1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 187 And thocht thay fuffe at it, and blaw..The mair thay blaw..The mair it dois mis~thryue.
1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 46 To the Gairdnar he said..‘My tender plant it dois misthriue.’
1609 A. Craig Poet. Recreat. To Rdr. sig. A3 Amongst so many children some must mis-thriue and proue naght.
1876 R. Dinnie Songs 104 They canna blame dry rigs gif they missthrive.

Derivatives

misthriving n. Obsolete failure.
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c1598 King James VI & I Basilicon Doron (1944) I. ii. 116 This hes bene the greatest uyte of my misthryuing in monney matteris.
1629 in S. A. Gillon Sel. Justiciary Cases (1953) I. 108 Anent the misthryveing of Thomas Homes doucat and away fleing of the dowis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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