misguessn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈɡɛs/, U.S.

/ˈmɪsˌɡɛs/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: misguess v.

Etymology: < misguess v.

A wrong guess; (Bridge) an incorrect guess at the situation regarding a (stated) suit.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun] > erroneous

misconjecture1646

misguess1946

1946 News (Frederick, Maryland) 2 Apr. 8/1 (headline) A misguess sets slam bid by one.

1980 Economist (Nexis) 20 Dec. 53 The Bank of England, really responsible for the misguess on money.

1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 Nov. c17/1 It could not fail after a quick spade ruff and a misguess in the trump suit.

1991 Petersen's Bowhunting Aug. 100/2 A flat arrow trajectory..helos flatten out the misguesses in range estimation that I may make.

1998 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Free Press (Nexis) 10 Mar. c3 Clearly, the only danger is a 3–0 club break and a misguess.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

misguessv.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈɡɛs/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈɡɛs/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and guess v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, guess v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + guess v.

1. intransitive. To guess wrongly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > form conjectures, guess [verb (intransitive)] > wrongly

misguess1533

misconjecturea1626

1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xv. f. xxv^v He mysse gesseth among and weneth yt were one where in dede yt was a nother.

1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Misguess, v.t. & i., to guess wrongly.

1990 Field 110/2 Declarer misguessed by finessing the ten so West won with the jack.

a. transitive. To guess wrongly at (a situation, outcome, etc.). Also with clause or direct speech as object.

ΚΠ

1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Misguess, v.t. & i., to guess wrongly.

1897 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 493/1 This body, which was..not only a riddle, but a riddle misguessed, is the planet Mercury.

1953 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 59 285/1 The pre-election polls went wrong..by misguessing the actual vote of the late deciders.

1987 Industry Week (Nexis) 16 Nov. 36 On average, only 10% of the executives in IW's surveys misguess business conditions for the approaching year.

1993 J. Steele West of Bohemia (BNC) i ‘You're having a baby!’ her mother, longing for a grandchild, joyously mis-guessed.

b. transitive. Bridge. To guess wrongly at (the situation regarding a (stated) suit).

ΚΠ

1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Dec. c8/3 The declarer now proceeded to misguess the diamonds by leading to the club ace, cashing the diamond king and running the ten.

1995 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 12 June 15 a South would probably misguess the diamonds since West had more hearts than East and therefore had less room in his hand for the queen of diamonds.

Derivatives

misˈguessing n.

ΚΠ

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 74 Not withstanding this mis-ghessing.

1851 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Aug. 149 No pawns were paid that round for misguessing.

1969 Science 166 696/3 A human observer after a period of training..achieves the near-optimum (the minimum) probability of misguessing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misguess
释义	misguessn. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈɡɛs/, U.S. /ˈmɪsˌɡɛs/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: misguess v. Etymology: < misguess v. A wrong guess; (Bridge) an incorrect guess at the situation regarding a (stated) suit. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun] > erroneous misconjecture1646 misguess1946 1946 News (Frederick, Maryland) 2 Apr. 8/1 (headline) A misguess sets slam bid by one. 1980 Economist (Nexis) 20 Dec. 53 The Bank of England, really responsible for the misguess on money. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 Nov. c17/1 It could not fail after a quick spade ruff and a misguess in the trump suit. 1991 Petersen's Bowhunting Aug. 100/2 A flat arrow trajectory..helos flatten out the misguesses in range estimation that I may make. 1998 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Free Press (Nexis) 10 Mar. c3 Clearly, the only danger is a 3–0 club break and a misguess. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). misguessv. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈɡɛs/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈɡɛs/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and guess v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, guess v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + guess v. 1. intransitive. To guess wrongly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > form conjectures, guess [verb (intransitive)] > wrongly misguess1533 misconjecturea1626 1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xv. f. xxv^v He mysse gesseth among and weneth yt were one where in dede yt was a nother. 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Misguess, v.t. & i., to guess wrongly. 1990 Field 110/2 Declarer misguessed by finessing the ten so West won with the jack. 2. a. transitive. To guess wrongly at (a situation, outcome, etc.). Also with clause or direct speech as object. ΚΠ 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Misguess, v.t. & i., to guess wrongly. 1897 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 493/1 This body, which was..not only a riddle, but a riddle misguessed, is the planet Mercury. 1953 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 59 285/1 The pre-election polls went wrong..by misguessing the actual vote of the late deciders. 1987 Industry Week (Nexis) 16 Nov. 36 On average, only 10% of the executives in IW's surveys misguess business conditions for the approaching year. 1993 J. Steele West of Bohemia (BNC) i ‘You're having a baby!’ her mother, longing for a grandchild, joyously mis-guessed. b. transitive. Bridge. To guess wrongly at (the situation regarding a (stated) suit). ΚΠ 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Dec. c8/3 The declarer now proceeded to misguess the diamonds by leading to the club ace, cashing the diamond king and running the ten. 1995 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 12 June 15 a South would probably misguess the diamonds since West had more hearts than East and therefore had less room in his hand for the queen of diamonds. Derivatives misˈguessing n. ΚΠ 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 74 Not withstanding this mis-ghessing. 1851 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Aug. 149 No pawns were paid that round for misguessing. 1969 Science 166 696/3 A human observer after a period of training..achieves the near-optimum (the minimum) probability of misguessing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946v.1533
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