mischoose

verb

mis·​choose

"+

intransitive verb

: to choose wrongly

mischooses because he does not stop to think

transitive verb

: to make a wrong choice of

mischooses the showy instead of the beautiful

Word History

Etymology

Middle English mischesen, from mis- entry 1 + chesen to choose

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