Misbid

Origin

From Middle English misbidden, misbeden, from Old English misbēodan ("to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly"), equivalent to - + bid("to offer, declare").

Full definition of misbid

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To injure; mistreat.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To insult; offend.
3. (transitive) To make an incorrect offer or bid.
• 1988, Madeleine M. Leininger, Care, discovery and uses in clinical and community nursing:I did my bids for that month and I misbid, and I bid all weekends.
4. (transitive, cards) To bid incorrectly; bid higher or lower than actual.
• 2004, Jim Priebe, Takeout Double: A Bridge Mystery:After apologizing profusely for his errors on the first two hands, he misbid the last hand and they ended up in fifth place.

Derived terms

• misbidding

Noun

1. An incorrect bid or offer.