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as in contempt
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect
his intense misprision for films that rely on CGI instead of live action is well known
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as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
an elected official charged with misprision and bribery
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Recent Examples of misprision
Tried and convicted for misprision of treason, she was locked away in her bedroom in the palace for eight months.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Anthony Gonzalez Alvarez pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of misprision of felony.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Gutierrez Rivera is charged with misprision of a felony in connection not reporting the theft of the woman’s disability benefits, prosecutors said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Sullivan had been convicted by a jury of obstruction of justice and misprision of felony.
—Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Bogard was later convicted of misprision of a felony in relation to the Tidwell case.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025
Other charges parents could face under the initiative include unlawful conduct, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, misprision, and obstruction.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Kendall Mims and Victoria Tippett, who both lived in a pool house with the couple, were charged with accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony, according to police.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Anthony Gonzalez Alvarez pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of misprision of felony.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Gutierrez Rivera is charged with misprision of a felony in connection not reporting the theft of the woman’s disability benefits, prosecutors said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Sullivan had been convicted by a jury of obstruction of justice and misprision of felony.
—Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Bogard was later convicted of misprision of a felony in relation to the Tidwell case.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025
Other charges parents could face under the initiative include unlawful conduct, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, misprision, and obstruction.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Kendall Mims and Victoria Tippett, who both lived in a pool house with the couple, were charged with accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony, according to police.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misprision
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Can storytelling help move audiences beyond caricatures, outrage, and contempt?—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Paxton has repeatedly called Talarico a vegan along the campaign trail — a claim that would make many Texans scoff in contempt.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Rental companies are typically responsible for mechanical breakdowns that aren’t caused by customer negligence or misuse.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Florida accused OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, one count of fraudulent misrepresentation and another count of causing a public nuisance.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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One fundamental issue is extreme tribalism’s destructive momentum toward distrust and disdain of others.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Anfield did not turn its back in disdain, however, as Clough would have.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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He has previously been arrested for charges including terroristic threats, assault, child neglect and fraud.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Latana Williams, 27, was arrested and charged with child neglect, a first-degree felony.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2026
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Her son was cited for careless driving and failure to signal.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
2 June 2026
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Blue Origin should be able to identify the cause of the failure and get the rocket flying safely again.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misprision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misprision. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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