SINCE 1828
misesteem
verb
mis·es·teem
| \ ˌmi-sə-ˈstēm
\
\
misesteemed;
misesteeming;
misesteems
Definition of misesteem
: to esteem wrongly
especially
: to hold in too little regard
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