misprision
noun
[ mɪsˈprɪʒ(ə)n ]
• the deliberate concealment of one's knowledge of a treasonable act or a felony.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mesprision ‘error’, from mesprendre, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + prendre ‘to take’.
misprision
noun
• failure to appreciate or recognize the value or identity of something.
• "he despised himself for his misprision"
Origin:
late 16th century: from misprize, influenced by misprision1.
