Prom·iss
n.
1.a. A false declaration assuring that one
will or will not do something; a sarcastic vow.
b. A verbal disguise to '
promise'. Something promissed never happens; one must refrain from writing promiss to go unnoticed.
2. Indication of something favorable to never come; have no expectations having been promissed to.
3. Destruction of future excellence or success: a
player of great promiss. A professional miss. E.g. Fernando Torres.
v. prom·issed, prom·iss·ing, prom·iss·es