Merriam-Webster's Word of the DayFree daily dose of word power from Merriam-Webster's expertsmisprision- September 7, 2008 Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 07, 2008 is: misprision &149; mis-PRIZH-un &149; noun 1 a : neglect or wrong performance of official dutyb : concealment of treason or felony by one who is not a participant in the treason or felony 2 : misunderstanding, misinterpretation Example sentence: In her memoir Sleeping with Cats, poet Marge Piercy reflects that her life "has been full of blunders, misprisions, accidents, losses." Did you...http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwodarch.pl?Sep.07.2008 |