Mislook
Full definition of mislook
Verb
- (intransitive) To sin by looking.
- (transitive) To look unfavorably on.
- (transitive) To miss in searching; mislay or lose temporarily; neglectively overlook.
- 2005, James Bamford, A Pretext For War:“We shared that with the FBI,†said Robert Delfin, Chief of Intelligence command for the Philippine National Police. “They may have mislooked and didn't appreciate the info coming from the Philippine police.
- (transitive) To look incorrectly or amiss.
- 1977, Israeli Institute for Poetics and Semiotics, Makhon ha-YiÅ›reʼeli le-poʼeá¹iḳah ṿe-semyoá¹iḳah Ê»al-shem Porá¹er, PTL.:To look for "organic form" or for active conflict ultimately resolved, "all passion spent," is to mislook.
Noun
mislook
(plural mislooks)- Sinful looking.
- 1975, Patrick J. Gallacher, John Gower, Love, the word, and Mercury:The story of Perseus and Medusa contains a suggestion of how to overcome the evils of "Mislook" in that Perseus is victorious through his use of the shield of Pallas and the sword of Mercury.
- An unfavorable look or glance.
- An act or instance of overlooking or failing to see.