misgo

intransitive verb

mis·​go

(ˈ)mis¦gō,

-i¦skō

chiefly dialectal

: to take the wrong route : go astray in conduct or action : go wrong : miscarry

Word History

Etymology

Middle English misgon, misgoon, from mis- entry 1 + gon, goon to go

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