mishold
A wrong, bad, or faulty holdA wrong, bad, or faulty hold.
/ˈmɪshoʊld/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A wrong, bad, or faulty hold.
Origin
From Middle English misholden, from Old English mishealdan (“not to keep, to neglect, be cFrom Middle English misholden, from Old English mishealdan (“not to keep, to neglect, be careless”), equivalent to mis- + hold.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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