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Meaning of mishold | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/mɪsˈhoʊld/

Definitions

To hold wrongly, badly, or amiss; lose hold (of); abuse; neglect.

transitive

Examples

“Kedang while attempting to catch hold of the safe, happened to mishold and fell in the lake where she was drowned; Saika's right hand was also in the safe, but it became stuck in its lid that she could no longer pull it out again.”
“He says that wealth, along with sex and power, is the most sought after and misheld and misused by those who possess it.”
“This would help lower my anxiety and make certain that I would not mishold, or God forbid, drop the precious package.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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