Etymology

From mis- +‎ affectionCategory:English terms prefixed with mis-#AFFECTION.

Noun

misaffection (countable and uncountable, plural misaffections)Category:English lemmas#MISAFFECTIONCategory:English nouns#MISAFFECTIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#MISAFFECTIONCategory:English countable nouns#MISAFFECTIONCategory:English countable nouns#MISAFFECTIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MISAFFECTIONCategory:Pages with entries#MISAFFECTIONCategory:Pages with 1 entry#MISAFFECTION

1. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#MISAFFECTION) An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.
   • 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:

     It is not only ignorance that is to be removed, but misaffection.

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