Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To displease; offend.

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  • verb transitive To displease; offend.

Etymologies

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From Middle English miscwemen, equivalent to mis- +‎ queme.

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  • To displease or offend (obsolete). Why "displease" and "offend" survived when this word didn't is a mystery. :-)

    March 8, 2007