misesteem /ˌmɪsɪsˈtiːm/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(no longer used) Lack of esteem; disrespect.The daily sight of this my sovereign's sweet humility, and his detachment from earthly things, works in me a contagious misesteem for this brief life […] — 1867 verb1 •To hold in the wrong esteem; to disrespect.Whatever man he be that dares to deem True poet's skill to spring of earthly race, I must him tell, that he doth misesteem Their strange estate, and eke himself disgrace By his rude ignorance. — 1640 formsmisesteemed · misesteeming · misesteems