micchādiṭṭhī

micchādiṭṭhi

fem nom pl of micchādiṭṭhi (noun); fem acc pl of micchādiṭṭhi (noun); fem voc pl of micchādiṭṭhi (noun); masc nom pl of micchādiṭṭhi (adj); …

wrong view; incorrect belief
having wrong view; with incorrect belief

Built from

micchā — stem · wrongly, badly
Derives from miccha (crooked, false), cognate with Sanskrit mithyā. Denotes a fundamental deviation from the path.
diṭṭhi — root · view, seeing
From √dṛś (to see), Sanskrit dṛṣṭi. In the canon, diṭṭhi refers to philosophical stance or doctrinal belief—what one sees as true.

Analysis. micchā (wrongly, badly) + diṭṭhi (view, opinion). A compound noun denoting false or perverted belief in doctrinal context, especially the ten wrong views enumerated in the suttas as leading to bad rebirth.

Etymology. micchā < miccha (wrong, bad, crooked), related to Sanskrit mithyā (false, wrongly). diṭṭhi < √dṛś (to see), Sanskrit dṛṣṭi (view, sight). The compound's doctrinal force lies in contrasting wrong view with sammādiṭṭhi (right view), the first step of the Noble Eightfold Path.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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