Old English misðyncan "to be mistaken;" see mis- (1) "badly, wrongly" + think (v.). From early 13c. as "to have sinful thoughts;" from 1590s as "to think ill of." From 1520s as "to think erroneously." Related: Misthinking; misthought.
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