misprision
context: Lie Down in Darkness, by William Styron, p 194
looked up in Webster's New World Dictionary Third College Edition
mis pri sion (mis prizh' en) n. 1 a mistake, now especially one due to misreading, either deliberate or unintended, or to misunderstanding
2 scorn; contempt
My sentences: 1 Due to misprision by Blogger, I am no longer entering the derivations of words in the Word of the Day.
2 (as used in the context) His misprision for his students caused them to fail miserably.
Feel free to enter your sentences in the comments.
His misprison of the law landed him in real prison?
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