misguard

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ guard

Verb

misguard (third-person singular simple present misguards, present participle misguarding, simple past and past participle misguarded)

1. To fail to guard properly.
   • 1852, The British Controversialist and Impartial Inquirer, page 288:

     Modern tragedy has aimed at pointing out to men the consequences of their own misconduct, showing the direful effects which ambition, jealousy, love, resentment, and other strong emotions, when misguarded or left unrestrained, produce upon human life.

   • 1924, William Canton, The Bible Story, page 206:

     God's life, death should be thy doom for so misguarding thy lord, the anointed of Jehovah!

   • 2006, Bi Virūpākṣappa, Aroma of Sarana Culture, page 347:

     six prime ministers i.e. six inner enemies misguard the king.