misbearingEtymologyFrom Middle English misbering, misberinge, equivalent to misbear + -ing.misbearing means bearing amiss, especially as pertaining to one's conduct; misconduct. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounbearing amiss, especially as pertaining to one's conduct; misconduct“Your letters of July and October 1689 are come well to hand, and I am very glad to hear of your welfare, as also that there is a way discovered of sending letters with much more security of not misbearing, than heretofore, for truly it cannot but be a desirable thing for friends to converse one with another, the which, when it cannot be personal, as ours cannot.”