misprision

mɪsˈprɪʒən

Definition

Definition of misprision - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal

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criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty

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The official was charged with misprision for ignoring the crime.

dereliction

neglect of duty

nonfeasance

communication

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misinterpretation or misunderstanding of something

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Her misprision of the rules led to a mistake.

misconception

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

emotion

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despising or holding something in contempt

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His misprision of the art was evident in his remarks.

contempt

disdain

scorn

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Origin of misprision

Old French, mesprision (error) + Latin, prehendere (to seize)

Examples of misprision in a sentence

Misprision charges were filed against the negligent officer.
Misprision of the instructions caused confusion.
The novel explores themes of misprision and identity.
Her misprision of modern trends was clear.
Misprision of authority led to his downfall.

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French:délit de non-dénonciation, méprise, ...
German:Amtsvergehen, Missverständnis, ...
Italian:omissione di atti d'ufficio, errata interpretazione, ...
Spanish:prevaricación, malentendido, ...
Portuguese:prevaricação, interpretação errada, ...
Chinese:失职罪, 误解, ...
Japanese:職務怠慢, 誤解, ...
Arabic:إهمال جنائي, سُوء تَفْسِير, ...
Hebrew:הַזְנָחָה פְּלִילִית, פֵּרוּשׁ מוּטְעֶה, ...
Russian:преступная халатность, неправильное понимание, ...
Ukrainian:злочинна недбалість, неправильне тлумачення, ...
Hindi:कर्तव्य की उपेक्षा, गलतफहमी, ...
Bengali:অপরাধমূলক অবহেলা, ভুল বোঝাবুঝি, ...
Catalan:prevaricació, mala interpretació, ...
Czech:zanedbání povinnosti, nepochopení, ...
Danish:forsømmelse, misforståelse, ...
Dutch:plichtsverzuim, misvatting, ...
Greek:παραμέληση καθήκοντος, παρερμηνεία, ...
Hungarian:bűnös kötelességmulasztás, félreértés, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វេសប្រហែសជាបទល្មើស ឬការអនុវត្តកាតព្វកិច្ចដោយខុសឆ្គង, ការយល់ច្រឡំ, ...
Korean:직무유기, 오해, ...
Persian:غفلت جنایی, سوءبرداشت, ...
Polish:przestępcze zaniedbanie, błędna interpretacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):prevaricação, má interpretação, ...
Romanian:neglijență, neînțelegere, ...
Swedish:tjänstefel, missuppfattning, ...
Thai:การละเลยหน้าที่, การเข้าใจผิด, ...
Turkish:görevi ihmal, yanlış anlama, ...
Vietnamese:bỏ bê nhiệm vụ, sự hiểu nhầm, ...

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