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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mislike, n.2 [f. Like a. 4.] In mislike (to come to disaster), in likelihood or expectation, that seems likely. (With the prefix mis- implying that the expected outcome is a wrong or undesirable one). —1590-1 R. Bruce Serm. 31.
The commonwealth … which is ruinous on all sides and in mislike to fall down
