méprise

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See also: méprisé

French

Etymology 1

Deverbal from méprendre.

Noun

méprise f (plural méprises)

  1. mistake
    L’homme est tué par méprise.The man is killed by mistake.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

méprise

  1. inflection of mépriser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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