Chapter 985

Mis*dempt" (?) , obs. p. p. of Misdeem .

Spenser.

Misdepart <Xpage=929>

Mis`de*part" (?) , v. t. To distribute wrongly. [Obs.]

He misdeparteth riches temporal. Chaucer.

Misderive <Xpage=929>

Mis`de*rive" (?) , v. t. 1. To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

2. To derive erroneously.

Misdescribe <Xpage=929>

Mis`de*scribe" (?) , v. t. To describe wrongly.

Misdesert <Xpage=929>

Mis`de*sert" , n. Ill desert. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Misdevotion <Xpage=929>

Mis`de*vo"tion (?) , n. Mistaken devotion.

Misdiet <Xpage=929>

Mis*di"et (?) , n. Improper. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Misdiet <Xpage=929>

Mis*di"et , v. t. To diet improperly.

Misdight <Xpage=929>

Mis*dight" (?) , a. Arrayed, prepared, or furnished, unsuitably. [Archaic]

Bp. Hall.

Misdirect <Xpage=929>

Mis`di*rect" (?) , v. t. To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies.

Shenstone.

Misdirection <Xpage=929>

Mis`di*rec"tion (?) , n. 1. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.

2. (Law) An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law.

Mozley & W.

Misdisposition <Xpage=929>

Mis*dis`po*si"tion (?) , n. Erroneous disposal or application.

Bp. Hall.

Misdistinguish <Xpage=929>

Mis`dis*tin"guish (?) , v. t. To make wrong distinctions in or concerning.

Hooker.

Misdivide <Xpage=929>

Mis`di*vide" (?) , v. t. To divide wrongly.

Misdivision <Xpage=929>

Mis`di*vi"sion (?) , n. Wrong division.

Misdo <Xpage=929>

Mis*do" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Misdid (?) ; p. p. Misdone (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misdoing .] [AS. misd<?/n . See Do , v. ]

1. To do wrongly.

Afford me place to show what recompense To wards thee I intend for what I have misdone . Milton.

2. To do wrong to; to illtreat. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Misdo <Xpage=929>

Mis*do" , v. i. To do wrong; to commit a fault.

I have misdone , and I endure the smart. Dryden.

Misdoer <Xpage=929>

Mis*do"er , n. A wrongdoer.

Spenser.

Misdoing <Xpage=929>

Mis*do"ing , n. A wrong done; a fault or crime; an offense; as, it was my misdoing .

Misdoubt <Xpage=929>

Mis*doubt" (?) , v. t. & i. To be suspicious of; to have suspicion. [Obs.]

I do not misdoubt my wife. Shak.

Misdoubt <Xpage=929>

Mis*doubt" , n. 1. Suspicion. [Obs.]

2. Irresolution; hesitation. [Obs.]

Shak.

Misdoubtful <Xpage=929>

Mis*doubt"ful (?) , a Misgiving; hesitating. [Obs.] "Her misdoubtful mind."

Spenser.

Misdread <Xpage=929>

Mis*dread" (?) , n. Dread of evil. [Obs.]

Mise <Xpage=929>

Mise (?) , n. [F. mise a putting, setting, expense, fr. mis , mise , p. p. of mettre to put, lay, fr. LL. mittere to send.]

1. (Law) The issue in a writ of right.

2. Expense; cost; disbursement. [Obs.]

3. A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid, in the country palatine of Chester, England, at the change of the owner of the earldom. [Obs.]

Misease <Xpage=929>

Mis*ease" (?) , n. [OE. mesaise , OF. mesaise .] Want of ease; discomfort; misery. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Miseased <Xpage=929>

Mis*eased" (?) , a. Having discomfort or misery; troubled. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Miseasy <Xpage=929>

Mis*eas"y (?) , a. Not easy; painful. [Obs.]

Misedition <Xpage=929>

Mis`e*di"tion (?) , n. An incorrect or spurious edition. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Miseducate <Xpage=929>

Mis*ed"u*cate (?; 135) , v. t. To educate in a wrong manner.

Misemploy <Xpage=929>

Mis`em*ploy" (?) , v. t. To employ amiss; as, to misemploy time, advantages, talents, etc.

Their frugal father's gains they misemploy . Dryden.

Misemployment <Xpage=929>

Mis`em*ploy"ment (?) , n. Wrong or mistaken employment.

Johnson.

Misenter <Xpage=929>

Mis*en"ter (?) , v. t. To enter or insert wrongly, as a charge in an account.

Misentreat <Xpage=929>

Mis`en*treat" (?) , v. t. To treat wrongfully. [Obs.]

Grafton.

Misentry <Xpage=929>

Mis*en"try (?) , n. An erroneous entry or charge, as of an account.

Miser <Xpage=929>

Mi"ser (?) , n. [L. miser wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. <?/ hate, <?/, <?/ to hate: cf. It. & Sp. misero wretched, avaricious.]

1. A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great misfortune. [Obs.]

Spenser.

The woeful words of a miser now despairing. Sir P. Sidney.

2. A despicable person; a wretch. [Obs.]

Shak.

3. A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard.

As some lone miser , visiting his store, Bends at his treasure, counts, recounts it o'er. Goldsmith.

4. A kind of large earth auger.

Knight.

Miserable <Xpage=929>

Mis"er*a*ble (?) , a. [F. mis\'82rable , L. miserabilis , fr. miserari to lament, pity, fr. miser wretched. See Miser .]

1. Very unhappy; wretched.

What hopes delude thee, miserable man? Dryden.

2. Causing unhappiness or misery.

What 's more miserable than discontent? Shak.

3. Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a miserable dinner.

Miserable comforters are ye all. Job xvi. 2.

4. Avaricious; niggardly; miserly. [Obs.]

Hooker.

Syn. -- Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.

Miserable <Xpage=929>

Mis"er*a*ble , n. A miserable person. [Obs.]

Sterne.

Miserableness <Xpage=929>

Mis"er*a*ble*ness , n. The state or quality of being miserable.

Miserably <Xpage=929>

Mis"er*a*bly , adv. In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly.

They were miserably entertained. Sir P. Sidney.

The fifth was miserably stabbed to death. South.

Miseration <Xpage=929>

Mis`er*a"tion (?) , n. Commiseration. [Obs.]

Miserere <Xpage=929>

Mis`e*re"re (?) , n. [L., have mercy, fr. misereri to have mercy, fr. miser . See Miser .]

1. (R. C. Ch.) The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere .

2. A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm.

Where only the wind signs miserere . Lowell.

3. (Arch.) A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall ). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia .

4. (Med.) Same as Ileus .

Misericorde <Xpage=929>

Mis"er*i*corde" (?) , n. [F. mis\'82ricorde . See Misericordia .]

1. Compassion; pity; mercy. [Obs.]

2. (Anc. Armor.) Same as Misericordia , 2.

Misericordia <Xpage=929>

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.

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Miserly <Xpage=930>

Mi"ser*ly (?) , a. [From Miser .] Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.

Syn. -- Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See Avaricious .

Misery <Xpage=930>

Mi"ser*y (?) , n. ; pl. Miseries (#) . [OE. miserie , L. miseria , fr. miser wretched: cf. F. mis\'8are , OF. also, miserie .]

1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

Chaucer.

Destruction and misery are in their ways. Rom. iii. 16.

2. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.

When we our betters see bearing our woes, We scarcely think our miseries our foes. Shak.

3. Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. [Obs.]

Syn. -- Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish; distress; calamity; misfortune.

Misesteem <Xpage=930>

Mis`es*teem" (?) , n. [Cf. F. m\'82sestime .] Want of esteem; disrespect.

Johnson.

Misestimate <Xpage=930>

Mis*es"ti*mate (?) , v. t. To estimate erroneously.

J. S. Mill.

Misexplanation <Xpage=930>

Mis*ex`pla*na"tion (?) , n. An erroneous explanation.

Misexplication <Xpage=930>

Mis*ex`pli*ca"tion (?) , n. Wrong explication.

Misexposition <Xpage=930>

Mis*ex`po*si"tion (?) , n. Wrong exposition.

Misexpound <Xpage=930>

Mis`ex*pound" (?) , v. t. To expound erroneously.

Misexpression <Xpage=930>

Mis`ex*pres"sion (?) , n. Wrong expression.

Misfaith <Xpage=930>

Mis*faith" (?) , n. Want of faith; distrust. "[Anger] born of your misfaith ."

Tennyson.

Misfall <Xpage=930>

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 <Xpage=930>

Mis*fare" (?) , v. i. [AS. misfaran .] To fare ill. [Obs.] -- n. Misfortune. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Misfashion <Xpage=930>

Mis*fash"ion (?) , v. t. To form wrongly.

Misfeasance <Xpage=930>

Mis*fea"sance (?) , n. [OF. pref. mes- wrong (L. minus less) + faisance doing, fr. faire to do, L. facere . Cf. Malfeasance .] (Law) A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.

Bouvier. Wharton.

Misfeature <Xpage=930>

Mis*fea"ture (?) , n. Ill feature. [R.]

Keats.

Misfeeling <Xpage=930>

Mis*feel"ing (?) , a. Insensate. [Obs.]

Wyclif.

Misfeign <Xpage=930>

Mis*feign" (?) , v. i. To feign with an evil design. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Misfit <Xpage=930>

Mis*fit" (?) , n. 1. The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a misfit in making a coat; a ludicrous misfit .

2. Something that fits badly, as a garment.

I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat tightly on him, as if his new duties were a misfit . Dickens.

Misform <Xpage=930>

Mis*form" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Misformed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misforming .] To make in an ill form.

Spenser.

Misformation <Xpage=930>

Mis`for*ma"tion (?) , n. Malformation.

Misfortunate <Xpage=930>

Mis*for"tu*nate (?; 135) , a. Producing misfortune. [Obs.]

Misfortune <Xpage=930>

Mis*for"tune (?) , n. Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.

Consider why the change was wrought, You 'll find his misfortune , not his fault. Addison.

Syn. -- Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; harm; disaster. See Calamity .

Misfortune <Xpage=930>

Mis*for"tune , v. i. To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail. [Obs.]

Stow.

Misfortuned <Xpage=930>

Mis*for"tuned (?) , a. Unfortunate. [Obs.]

Misframe <Xpage=930>

Mis*frame" (?) , v. t. To frame wrongly.

Misget <Xpage=930>

Mis*get" (?) , v. t. To get wrongfully. [Obs.]

Misgie <Xpage=930>

Mis*gie" (?) , v. t. See Misgye . [Obs.]

Misgive <Xpage=930>

Mis*give" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Misgave (?) ; p. p. Misgiven (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misgiving .]

1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.]

Laud.

2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun.

So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What may befall him, to his harm and ours. Shak.

Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved. Milton.

3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.]

Shak.

Misgive <Xpage=930>

Mis*give" , v. i. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute. "My mind misgives ."

Shak.

Misgiving <Xpage=930>

Mis*giv"ing , n. Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. "Suspicious and misgivings ."

South.

Migo <Xpage=930>

Mi*go" (?) , v. i. To go astray.

Spenser.

Misgotten <Xpage=930>

Mis*got"ten (?) , a. Unjustly gotten.

Spenser.

Misgovern <Xpage=930>

Mis*gov"ern (?) , v. t. To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country .

Knolles.

Misgovernance <Xpage=930>

Mis*gov"ern*ance (?) , n. Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior. [Obs.]

Chaucer. Spenser.

Misgoverned <Xpage=930>

Mis*gov"erned (?) , a. Ill governed, as a people; ill directed. "Rude, misgoverned hands."

Shak.

Misgovernment <Xpage=930>

Mis*gov"ern*ment (?) , n. Bad government; want of government.

Shak.

Misgracious <Xpage=930>

Mis*gra"cious (?) , a. Not gracious. [Obs.]

Misgraff <Xpage=930>

Mis*graff" (?) , v. t. To misgraft. [Obs.]

Shak.

Misgraft <Xpage=930>

Mis*graft" (?) , v. t. To graft wrongly.

Misground <Xpage=930>

Mis*ground" (?) , v. t. To found erroneously. " Misgrounded conceit."

Bp. Hall.

Misgrowth <Xpage=930>

Mis*growth" (?) , n. Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.

Misguess <Xpage=930>

Mis*guess" (?) , v. t. & i. To guess wrongly.

Misguidance <Xpage=930>

Mis*guid"ance (?) , n. Wrong guidance.

Misguide <Xpage=930>

Mis*guide" (?) , v. t. To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding .

Misguide <Xpage=930>

Mis*guide" , n. Misguidance; error. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Misguiding <Xpage=930>

Mis*guid"ing , a. Misleading. -- Mis*guid"ing*ly , adv.

Misgye <Xpage=930>

Mis*gye" (?) , v. t. To misguide. [Obs.]

Mishandle <Xpage=930>

Mis*han"dle (?) , v. t. To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.

Mishap <Xpage=930>

Mis*hap" (?) , n. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.

Chaucer.

Secure from worldly chances and mishaps . Shak.

Mishap <Xpage=930>

Mis*hap" (?) , v. i. To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] "If that me mishap ."

Chaucer.

Mishappen <Xpage=930>

Mis*hap"pen (?) , v. i. To happen ill or unluckily.

Spenser.

Mishappy <Xpage=930>

Mis*hap"py (?) , a. Unhappy. [Obs.]

Mishcup <Xpage=930>

Mish*cup" (?) , n. [See Scup .] (Zo\'94l.) The scup. [Local, U. S.]

Mishear <Xpage=930>

Mis*hear" (?) , v. t. & i. To hear incorrectly.

Mishmash <Xpage=930>

Mish"mash` (?) , n. [Cf. G. mish-mash , fr. mischen to mix.] A hotchpotch.

Sir T. Herbert.

Mishna <Xpage=930>

Mish"na (?) , n. [NHeb. mishn\'beh , i. e., repetition, doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb. sh\'ben\'beh to change, to repeat.] A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud. [Written also Mischna .]

Mishnic <Xpage=930>

Mish"nic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the Mishna.

Misimagination <Xpage=930>

Mis`im*ag`i*na"tion (?) , n. Wrong imagination; delusion.

Bp. Hall.

Misimprove <Xpage=930>

Mis`im*prove" (?) , v. t. To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to misimprove time, talents, advantages, etc.

South.

Misimprovement <Xpage=930>

Mis`im*prove"ment (?) , n. Ill use or employment; use for a bad purpose.

Misincline <Xpage=930>

Mis"in*cline" (?) , v. t. To cause to have a wrong inclination or tendency; to affect wrongly.

Misinfer <Xpage=930>

Mis`in*fer" (?) , v. t. To infer incorrectly.

Misinform <Xpage=930>

Mis`in*form" (?) , v. t. To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly.

Misinform <Xpage=930>

Mis`in*form" , v. i. To give untrue information; (with against ) to calumniate. [R.]

Bp. Montagu.

Misinformant <Xpage=930>

Mis`in*form"ant (?) , n. A misinformer.

Misinformation <Xpage=930>

Mis*in`for*ma"tion (?) , n. Untrue or incorrect information.

Bacon.

Misinformer <Xpage=930>

Mis`in*form"er (?) , n. One who gives or incorrect information.

Misinstruct <Xpage=930>

Mis`in*struct" (?) , v. t. To instruct amiss.

Misinstruction <Xpage=930>

Mis`in*struc"tion (?) , n. Wrong or improper instruction.

Misintelligence <Xpage=930>