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| misfeasance | |
noun | |
| doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner |
mis·er·y
–verb (used with object) to fail to value or respect properly.Misericordia
Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a\, n. [L., mercy, compassion; miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.]1. (O. Law) An amercement. --Burrill. 2. (Anc. Armor.) A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or "mercy" stroke to a fallen adversary. 3. (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order. --Shipley.| miserly | |
adjective | |
| (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" [syn: mean] |
mis·em·ploy
–verb (used with object) to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.Misenter
Mis*en"ter\, v. t. To enter or insert wrongly, as a charge in an account.Miseasy
Mis*eas"y\, a. Not easy; painful. [Obs.]Miseased
Mis*eased"\, a. Having discomfort or misery; troubled. [Obs.] --ChaucerMisentreat
Mis`en*treat"\, v. t. To treat wrongfully. [Obs.] --Grafton.Miseration
Mis`er*a"tion\, n. Commiseration. [Obs.]mis·e·re·re
Misexplanation
Mis*ex`pla*na"tion\, n. An erroneous explanation.Misexposition
Mis*ex`po*si"tion\, n. Wrong exposition.Misexpression
Mis`ex*pres"sion\, n. Wrong expression.mis·fea·sor
–noun Law. a person who is guilty of misfeasance.Misfaith
Mis*faith"\, n. Want of faith; distrust. "[Anger] born of your misfaith." --Tennyson.Misfallen
Mis*fall"\, v. t. [imp. Misfell; p. p. Misfallen; p. pr. & vb. n. Misfalling.] To befall, as ill luck; to happen to unluckily. [Obs.] --Chaucer.Misfare
Mis*fare"\, v. i. [AS. misfaran.] To fare ill. [Obs.] -- n. Misfortune. [Obs.] --Spenser.Misfashion
Mis*fash"ion\, v. t. To form wrongly.mis·fea·ture
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–noun Archaic.
| a distorted feature. |
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mis·fea·tured, adjective
mis·file –verb (used with object), -filed, -fil·ing. to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.
mis·fire verb, -fired, -fir·ing, noun –verb (used without object)
–noun
mis·fit verb, -fit·ted, -fit·ting, noun –verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
–noun
mis·for·tune
mis·func·tion –noun, verb (used without object) malfunction.
mis·give verb, -gave, -giv·en, -giv·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
Misfeeling
Mis*feel"ing\, a. Insensate. [Obs.] --Wyclif.Misfeign
Mis*feign"\, v. i. To feign with an evil design. [Obs.] --Spenser.mis·file –verb (used with object), -filed, -fil·ing. to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.mis·fire
verb, -fired, -fir·ing, noun –verb (used without object) | 1. | (of a rifle or gun or of a bullet or shell) to fail to fire or explode. |
| 2. | (of an internal-combustion engine) to fail to ignite properly or when expected. |
| 3. | to fail to achieve the desired result, effect, etc.: His criticisms completely misfired. |
| 4. | an act or instance of misfiring. |
mis·fit
verb, -fit·ted, -fit·ting, noun –verb (used with object), verb (used without object) | 1. | to fit badly. |
| 2. | something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small. |
| 3. | a person who is not suited or is unable to adjust to the circumstances of his or her particular situation: a misfit in one's job. |
Misform
Mis*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misformed; p. pr. & vb. n. Misforming.] To make in an ill form. --Spenser.Misformation
Mis`for*ma"tion\, n. Malformation.| misfortunate | |
adjective | |
| deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: hapless] |
mis·for·tune
Misframe
Mis*frame"\, v. t. To frame wrongly.mis·func·tion
–noun, verb (used without object) malfunction.Misgab
height, a town of Moab, or simply, the height=the citadel, some fortress so called; or perhaps a general name for the highlands of Moab, as some think (Jer. 48:1). In Isa. 25:12, the word is rendered "high fort."
| misgauge | |
verb | |
| gauge something incorrectly or improperly |
mis·give
verb, -gave, -giv·en, -giv·ing. –verb (used with object) | 1. | (of one's mind, heart, etc.) to give doubt or apprehension to. |
| 2. | to be apprehensive. |
Misgotten
Mis*got"ten\, a. Unjustly gotten. --Spenser.mis·gov·ern
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–verb (used with object)
| to govern or manage badly. |
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mis·gov·ern·ment, mis·gov·ern·ance, noun
–noun an unfortunate accident.
mis·hap
–noun
–adjective
Misgracious
Mis*gra"cious\, a. Not gracious. [Obs.]Misgrowth
Mis*growth"\, n. Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.Misguess
Mis*guess"\, v. t. & i. To guess wrongly.mis·guide
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mis·hap –verb (used with object), -guid·ed, -guid·ing.
| to guide wrongly; misdirect. |
—Related forms
mis·guid·ance, noun
mis·guid·er, noun
mi·shan·ter
Mishael
who is like God! (1.) A Levite; the eldest of the three sons of Uzziel (Ex. 6:22).
(2.) One of the three Hebrew youths who were trained with Daniel in Babylon (Dan. 1:11, 19), and promoted to the rank of Magi. He and his companions were afterwards cast into the burning fiery furnace for refusing to worship the idol the king had set up, from which they were miraculously delivered (3:13-30). His Chaldean name was Meshach (q.v.).
Mishal
a city of the tribe of Asher (Josh. 21:30; 1 Chr. 6:74). It is probably the modern Misalli, on the shore near Carmel.
Misham
their cleansing or their beholding, a Benjamite, one of the sons of Elpaal (1 Chr. 8:12).
mis·han·dle –verb (used with object), -dled, -dling.
| 1. | to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog. |
| 2. | to manage badly: to mishandle an estate. |
| 3. | to lose or misplace: to mishandle baggage. |
mi·shan·ter
–noun Scot. and North England.
| a misfortune; mishap. |
Also, mischanter.
–noun an unfortunate accident.Mishappen
Mis*hap"pen\, v. i. To happen ill or unluckily. --Spenser.Mishappy
Mis*hap"py\, a. Unhappy. [Obs.]mis·hap
Misheal
(Josh. 19:26), a town of Asher, probably the same as Mishal.
mis·hear –verb (used with object), -heard, -hear·ing. to hear incorrectly or imperfectly: to mishear a remark.
mish·e·gaas –noun meshugaas.
–noun Slang.
| foolishness; insanity; senselessness. |
Also, mishegaas.
mis·hit verb, -hit, -hit·ting, noun, adjective –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to hit (a ball) badly or incorrectly, as in tennis or cricket. |
| 2. | a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket. |
| 3. | (of a ball) hit badly. |
Mishmannah
fatness, one of the Gadite heroes who gathered to David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:10).
mish·mash
–noun
| a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble. |
Also, mish·mosh
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME; gradational formation based on mash]
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| (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha" [syn: mishpocha] Mishraites Mishraites, spread abroad mis·i·den·ti·fy Misimagination Mis`im*ag`i*na"tion\, n. Wrong imagination; delusion. --Bp. Hall.mis·im·pres·sion –noun a faulty or incorrect impression; a misconception or misapprehension. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misimprovement Mis`im*prove"ment\, n. Ill use or employment; use for a bad purpose.Misincline Mis"in*cline"\, v. t. To cause to have a wrong inclination or tendency; to affect wrongly.Misinfer Mis`in*fer"\, v. t. To infer incorrectly.mis·in·form –verb (used with object)
—Related forms mis·in·form·ant, mis·in·form·er, noun mis·in·form·a·tive, adjective mis·in·for·ma·tion noun —Synonyms mislead, misdirect. Misinstruction Mis`in*struc"tion\, n. Wrong or improper instruction.Misintelligence Mis`in*tel"li*gence\, n. 1. Wrong information; misinformation. 2. Disagreement; misunderstanding. [Obs.]Misintend Mis`in*tend"\, v. t. To aim amiss. [Obs.]mis·in·ter·pret –verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
—Related forms mis·in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjective mis·in·ter·pre·ta·tion, noun mis·in·ter·pret·er, noun Misjoin Mis*join"\, v. t. To join unfitly or improperly.mis·judge –verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -judged, -judg·ing.
—Related forms mis·judg·er, noun mis·judg·ing·ly, adverb mis·judg·ment; especially British, mis·judge·ment, noun Miskeep Mis*keep"\, v. t. To keep wrongly. --Chaucer.Misken Mis*ken"\, v. t. Not to know. [Obs.]Miskindle Mis*kin"dle\, v. t. To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite wrongly.mis·know Dictionary.com Unabridged (v –verb (used with object), -knew, -known, -know·ing.
Mislactation Mis`lac*ta"tion\, n. (Med.) Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk.mis·lay –verb (used with object), -laid, -lay·ing.
Misle Mi"sle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Misled; p. pr. & vb. n. Misling.] [Prop. mistle, fr. mist. Cf. Mistle, Mizzle.] To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist; to mizzle. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.Misle Mist\ (m[i^]st), n. [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist, Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. ma['i]hstus, AS. m[=i]gan to make water, Icel. m[=i]ga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla, L. mingere, meiere, to make water, gr. ? to make water, ? mist, Skr. mih to make water, n., a mist m[hand]gha cloud. [root]102. Cf. Misle, Mizzle, Mixen.]1. Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog. 2. Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist. 3. Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision. His passion cast a mist before his sense. --Dryden. Mist flower (Bot.), a composite plant (Eupatorium c[oe]lestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.mis·leared –adjective Scot. and North England.
[Origin: 1685–95; ptp. of mislear, ME misleren, OE mislǣran to teach amiss. See mis-1, learn ]Mislive Mis*live"\, v. i. To live amiss.mis·lo·cate –verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
—Related forms mis·mar·riage –noun
mis·mate –verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -mat·ed, -mat·ing.
[Origin: 1890–95; mis-1 + mate1 ]mis·move –noun a wrong or prohibited move, as in a game.mis·name –verb (used with object), -named, -nam·ing.
[Origin: 1475–85; mis-1 + name ]mis·no·mer Misnumber Mis*num"ber\, v. t. To number wrongly.Misnurture Mis*nur"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. To nurture or train wrongly; as, to misnurture children. --Bp. Hall.Misobedience Mis`o*be"di*ence\, n. Mistaken obedience; disobedience. [Obs.] --Milton.Misobserve Mis`ob*serve"\, v. t. To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. --Locke.mis·o·cai·ne·a –noun an abnormal aversion to anything new.mi·sog·a·my Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) –noun
mi·sog·y·ny –noun
Compare misandry. —Related forms mi·sog·y·nic, mi·sog·y·nous, mi·sog·y·nis·tic, adjective mi·sog·y·nist, noun mi·sol·o·gy –noun hatred or dislike of what is new or represents change.Misopinion Mis`o*pin"ion\, n. Wrong opinion. [Obs.]Misorder Mis*or"der\, v. t. To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly. [Obs.] --Shak.mis·o·ri·en·tate Mispar Mispar, Mispereth, numbering; showing; increase of tribute Mispassion Mis*pas"sion\, n. Wrong passion or feeling. [Obs.]Mispay Mis*pay"\, v. t. [Cf. Appay.] To dissatisfy. [Obs.]mis·per·ceive –verb (used with object), -ceived, -ceiv·ing.
—Related formsmis·per·cep·tion Mispersuasion Mis`per*sua"sion\, n. A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion. --Dr. H. More.mis·place –verb (used with object), -placed, -plac·ing.
—Related forms mis·place·ment, noun —Synonyms 1, 2. See displace. 3. misapply. mis·prize –verb (used with object), -prized, -priz·ing.
Also, misprise. —Related forms mis·priz·er, noun mis·read –verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -read -read·ing.
Misrecollection Mis*rec`ol*lec"tion\, n. Erroneous or inaccurate recollection.mis·re·demp·tion –noun illegal or fraudulent traffic in consumer product coupons, including mail theft and counterfeiting.mis·re·mem·ber noun, verb, -ruled, -rul·ing. –noun
—Related forms mis·te·ri·o·so –adjective Music. mysterious, strange, or weird. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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