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mispromise

noun

Etymology

From mis- + promise.

  1. derived from prōmissum — “a promise”
  2. derived from prōmissa
  3. derived from promesse
  4. inherited from promis
  5. prefixed as mispromise — “mis + promise”

Definitions

  1. A false promise

    A false promise; A promise that is made insincerely.

    • witness testified that no trickery, deceit, coercion, or fraud or mispromise had been made to him to induce representation by public officials.
    • Back then, any time he spent on one project he stole from another. That was the cause of what he calls his "one flagrant mispromise."

  2. To make a mispromise

    To make a mispromise; to promise insincerely.

    • In your language be simple and clear as you can, Let no sort of deception e'er enter your plan; Never threaten with objects terrific and vain, Nor mislead or mispromise compliance to gain.
    • Therefore the Association must cease absolutely to mispresent or miscall or mispromise; the longer it delays so doing, the more difficulty it adds to its task.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA