miswant

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ want

Verb

miswant (third-person singular simple present miswants, present participle miswanting, simple past and past participle miswanted)

1. (transitive) To want (something) even though it will probably lead to one's own harm or unhappiness (e.g. an addictive drug).

See also

• miswanting
• miswanted

Anagrams

• Witmans