# misken

> English word · Verb · IPA /mɪsˈkɛn/

## Definitions
1. To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
2. To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
3. To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
4. To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
5. To fail to recognise or identify.
6. To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
7. To fail to mention.

## Etymology
From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misken