misbid

English

Etymology

From the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- +‎ bid) and Middle English misbeden (“to mistreat; abuse; outrage; offend; insult”), from Old English misbēodan (“to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly”), equivalent to mis- +‎ bid (“to offer, declare”).

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈbɪd/

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• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪsbɪd/

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• Rhymes: -ɪd

Verb

misbid (third-person singular simple present misbids, present participle misbidding, simple past misbid or misbad or misbade, past participle misbidden)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To injure; mistreat.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To insult; offend.
3. (transitive, intransitive) To make an incorrect offer or bid.
   • 1988, Madeleine M. Leininger, Care, discovery and uses in clinical and community nursing:

     I did my bids for that month and I misbid, and I bid all weekends.

4. (transitive, intransitive, card games) To bid incorrectly; bid higher or lower than actual.
   • 2004, Jim Priebe, Takeout Double: A Bridge Mystery:

     After apologizing profusely for his errors on the first two hands, he misbid the last hand and they ended up in fifth place.

Derived terms

• misbidding

Noun

misbid (plural misbids)

1. An incorrect bid or offer.