Overlook vs. Mislook

By Jaxson

  • Overlook (noun)

    A vista or point that gives a beautiful view.

  • Overlook (verb)

    To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.

    “Our hotel room overlooks the lake.”

  • Overlook (verb)

    To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.

    “These errors were overlooked by the proofreaders.”

  • Overlook (verb)

    To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.

    “I’m not willing to overlook such bad behaviour.”

  • Overlook (verb)

    To look down upon (something) from a place that is over or above.

    “to overlook a valley from a hill”

  • Overlook (verb)

    To supervise, oversee; to watch over.

    “to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter”

  • Overlook (verb)

    To observe or watch (someone or something) surreptitiously or secretly.

  • Overlook (verb)

    To inspect (something); to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.

  • Overlook (verb)

    To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate. en

  • Mislook (verb)

    To sin by looking.

  • Mislook (verb)

    To look unfavorably on.

  • Mislook (verb)

    To miss in searching; mislay or lose temporarily; neglectively overlook.

  • Mislook (verb)

    To look incorrectly or amiss.

  • Mislook (noun)

    Sinful looking.

Wiktionary
  • Overlook (verb)

    fail to notice

    “he seems to have overlooked one important fact”

  • Overlook (verb)

    ignore or disregard (something, especially a fault or offence)

    “she was more than ready to overlook his faults”

  • Overlook (verb)

    pass over (someone) in favour of another

    “he was overlooked by the Nobel committee”

  • Overlook (verb)

    have a view of from above

    “the chateau overlooks fields of corn and olive trees”

  • Overlook (verb)

    (of a place) be open to view and so lack privacy

    “it’s better if the property isn’t overlooked”

  • Overlook (verb)

    supervise

    “he was overlooking his harvest men”

  • Overlook (verb)

    bewitch with the evil eye

    “they told them they were overlooked by some unlucky Person”

  • Overlook (noun)

    a commanding position or view

    “the overlook to the townsite”

Oxford Dictionary

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