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Chapter 986
Mis`in*tel"li*gence (?) , n. 1. Wrong information; misinformation.
2. Disagreement; misunderstanding. [Obs.]
Misintend <Xpage=930>
Mis`in*tend" (?) , v. t. To aim amiss. [Obs.]
Misinterpret <Xpage=930>
Mis`in*ter"pret (?) , v. t. To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.
Misinterpretable <Xpage=930>
Mis`in*ter"pret*a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.
Misinterpretation <Xpage=930>
Mis`in*ter"pre*ta"tion (?) , n. The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.
Misinterpreter <Xpage=930>
Mis`in*ter"pret*er (?) , n. One who interprets erroneously.
Misjoin <Xpage=930>
Mis*join" (?) , v. t. To join unfitly or improperly.
Misjoinder <Xpage=930>
Mis*join"der (?) , n. (Law) An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure, criminal or civil.
Wharton.
Misjudge <Xpage=930>
Mis*judge" (?) , v. t. & i. To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue.
Misjudgment <Xpage=930>
Mis*judg"ment (?) , n. [Written also misjudgement .] A wrong or unjust judgment.
Miskeep <Xpage=930>
Mis*keep" (?) , v. t. To keep wrongly.
Chaucer.
Misken <Xpage=930>
Mis*ken" (?) , v. t. Not to know. [Obs.]
Miskin <Xpage=930>
Mis"kin (?) , n. [Prob. for music + -kin .] (Mus.) A little bagpipe. [Obs.]
Drayton.
Miskindle <Xpage=930>
Mis*kin"dle (?) , v. t. To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite wrongly.
Misknow <Xpage=930>
Mis*know" (?) , v. t. To have a mistaken notion of or about. [Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
Mislactation <Xpage=930>
Mis`lac*ta"tion (?) , n. (Med.) Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk.
Mislay <Xpage=930>
Mis*lay" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mislaid (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mislaying .]
1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.
The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. Locke.
2. To lay in a place not recollected; to lose.
The... charter, indeed, was unfortunately mislaid : and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its stead. Hallam.
Mislayer <Xpage=930>
Mis*lay"er (?) , n. One who mislays.
Misle <Xpage=930>
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.
Misle <Xpage=930>
Mi"sle , n. A fine rain; a thick mist; mizzle.
Mislead <Xpage=930>
Mis*lead" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Misled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misleading .] [AS. misl<?/dan . See Mis- , and Lead to conduct.] To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you. Bacon.
To give due light To the mislead and lonely traveler. Milton.
Syn. -- To delude; deceive. See Deceive .
Misleader <Xpage=930>
Mis*lead"er (?) , n. One who leads into error.
Misleading <Xpage=930>
Mis*lead"ing , a. Leading astray; delusive.
Mislearn <Xpage=930>
Mis*learn" (?) , v. t. To learn wrongly.
Misled <Xpage=930>
Mis*led" (?) , imp. & p. p. of Mislead .
Milen <Xpage=930>
Mi"len (?) , n. See Maslin .
Misletoe <Xpage=930>
Mis"le*toe (?) , n. See Mistletoe .
Mislight <Xpage=930>
Mis*light" (?) , v. t. To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
Herrick.
Mislike <Xpage=930>
Mis*like" (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Misliked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misliking .] [AS. misl\'c6cian to displease. See Like , v. ] To dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion to; as, to mislike a man .
Who may like or mislike what he says. I. Taylor.
Mislike <Xpage=930>
Mis*like" , n. Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.
Misliker <Xpage=930>
Mis*lik"er (?) , n. One who dislikes.
Misliking <Xpage=930>
Mis*lik"ing , n. Dislike; aversion.
Mislin <Xpage=930>
Mis"lin (?) , n. & a. See Maslin .
Mislive <Xpage=930>
Mis*live" (?) , v. i. To live amiss.
Mislodge <Xpage=930>
Mis*lodge" (?) , v. t. To lodge amiss. [Obs.]
Misluck <Xpage=930>
Mis*luck" (?) , n. Ill luck; misfortune.
Misly <Xpage=930>
Mis"ly (?) , a. Raining in very small drops.
Mistake <Xpage=930>
Mis*take" (?) , v. t. To make or form amiss; to spoil in making. "Limping possibilities of mismade human nature."
Mrs. Browning.
Mismanage <Xpage=930>
Mis*man"age (?) , v. t. & i. To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs .
Mismanagement <Xpage=930>
Mis*man"age*ment (?) , n. Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through mismagement .
Mismanager <Xpage=930>
Mis*man"a*ger (?) , n. One who manages ill.
Mismark <Xpage=930>
Mis*mark" (?) , v. t. To mark wrongly.
Mismatch <Xpage=930>
Mis*match" (?) , v. t. To match unsuitably.
Mismate <Xpage=930>
Mis*mate" (?) , v. t. To mate wrongly or unsuitably; as, to mismate gloves or shoes; a mismated couple. <-- = mismatch. -->
Mismeasure <Xpage=930>
Mis*meas"ure (?; 135) , v. t. To measure or estimate incorrectly.
Mismeasurement <Xpage=930>
Mis*meas"ure*ment , n. Wrong measurement.
Mismeter <Xpage=930>
Mis*me"ter (?) , v. t. To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse. [R.]
Chaucer.
Misname <Xpage=930>
Mis*name" (?) , v. t. To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.
Misnomer <Xpage=930>
Mis*no"mer (?) , n. [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus less) + F. nommer to name, L. nominare , fr. nomen name. See Name .] The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.
Many of the changes, by a great misnomer , called parliamentary "reforms". Burke.
The word "synonym" is fact a misnomer . Whatel<?/.
Misnomer <Xpage=930>
Mis*no"mer , v. t. To misname. [R.]
Misnumber <Xpage=930>
Mis*num"ber (?) , v. t. To number wrongly.
Misnurture <Xpage=930>
Mis*nur"ture (?; 135) , v. t. To nurture or train wrongly; as, to misnurture children .
Bp. Hall.
Misobedience <Xpage=930>
Mis`o*be"di*ence (?) , n. Mistaken obedience; disobedience. [Obs.]
Milton.
Misobserve <Xpage=930>
Mis`ob*serve" (?) , v. t. To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.
Locke.
Misobserver <Xpage=930>
Mis`ob*serv"er (?) , n. One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.
Misogamist <Xpage=930>
Mi*sog"a*mist (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ to hate + <?/ marriage.] A hater of marriage.
Misogamy <Xpage=930>
Mi*sog"a*my (?) , n. [Cf. F. misogamie .] Hatre<?/ of marriage.
Misogynist <Xpage=930>
Mi*sog"y*nist (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/; <?/ to hate + <?/ woman: cf. F. misogyne .] A woman hater.
Fuller.
Misogynous <Xpage=930>
Mi*sog"y*nous (?) , a. Hating women.
Misogyny <Xpage=930>
Mi*sog"y*ny (?; 277) , n. [Gr. <?/: cf. F. misogynie .] Hatred of women.
Johnson.
Misology <Xpage=930>
Mi*sol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ to hate + <?/ discourse.] Hatred of argument or discussion; hatred of enlightenment.
G. H. Lewes.
Misopinion <Xpage=930>
Mis`o*pin"ion , n. Wrong opinion. [Obs.]
Misorder <Xpage=930>
Mis*or"der (?) , v. t. To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly. [Obs.]
Shak.
Misorder <Xpage=930>
Mis*or"der , n. Irregularity; disorder. [Obs.]
Camden.
Misorderly <Xpage=930>
Mis*or"der*ly , a. Irregular; disorderly. [Obs.]
Misordination <Xpage=930>
Mis*or`di*na"tion (?) , n. Wrong ordination.
Misotheism <Xpage=930>
Mis"o*the`ism (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ to hate + <?/ god.] Hatred of God.
De Quincey.
Mispaint <Xpage=930>
Mis*paint" (?) , v. t. To paint ill, or wrongly.
Mispassion <Xpage=930>
Mis*pas"sion (?) , n. Wrong passion or feeling. [Obs.]
Mispay <Xpage=930>
Mis*pay" (?) , v. t. [Cf. Appay .] To dissatisfy. [Obs.]
Mispell, v. t., Mispend <Xpage=930>
Mis*pell" (?) , v. t. , Mis*pend" (<?/) , v. t. , etc. See Misspell , Misspend , etc.
Mispense <Xpage=930>
Mis*pense" (?) , n. See Misspense .
Bp. Hall.
Misperception <Xpage=930>
Mis`per*cep"tion (?) , n. Erroneous perception.
Mispersuade <Xpage=930>
Mis`per*suade" (?) , v. t. To persuade amiss.
Mispersuasion <Xpage=930>
Mis`per*sua"sion (?) , n. A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion.
Dr. H. More.
Mispickel <Xpage=930>
Mis*pick"el (?) , n. [G.] (Min.) Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.
Misplace <Xpage=930>
Mis*place" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Misplaced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misplacing (?) .] To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence .
Misplacement <Xpage=930>
Mis*place"ment (?) , n. The act of misplacing, or the state of being misplaced.
Misplead <Xpage=930>
Mis*plead" (?) , v. i. To err in pleading.
Mispleading <Xpage=930>
Mis*plead"ing , n. (Law) An error in pleading.
Mispoint <Xpage=930>
Mis*point" (?) , v. t. To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.
Mispolicy <Xpage=930>
Mis*pol"i*cy (?) , n. Wrong policy; impolicy.
Mispractice <Xpage=930>
Mis*prac"tice (?) , n. Wrong practice.
Mispraise <Xpage=930>
Mis*praise" (?) , v. t. To praise amiss.
Misprint <Xpage=930>
Mis*print" (?) , v. t. To print wrong.
Misprint <Xpage=930>
Mis*print" , n. A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy; as, a book full of misprints .
Misprise <Xpage=930>
Mis*prise" (?) , v. t. See Misprize . [Obs.]
Shak.
Misprise <Xpage=930>
Mis*prise" , v. t. [OF. mesprise mistake, F. m\'82prise , fr. mespris , masc., mesprise , fem., p. p. of mesprendre to mistake; F. m\'82prendre ; pref. mes- amiss + prendre to take, L. prehendere .] To mistake. [Obs.]
Shak.
Misprision <Xpage=930>
Mis*pri"sion (?) , n. [LL. misprisio , or OF. mesprison , prop., a mistaking, but confused with OF. mespris contempt, F. m\'82pris . See 2d Misprise , Misprize , Prison .]
1. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake. [Archaic]
Fuller.
The misprision of this passage has aided in fostering the delusive notion. Hare.
2. Neglect; undervaluing; contempt. [Obs.]
Shak.
3. (Law) A neglect, negligence, or contempt.
&hand; In its larger and older sense it was used to signify "every considerable misdemeanor which has not a certain name given to it in the law."
Russell.
In a more modern sense it is applied exclusively to two offenses: --
1. Misprision of treason, which is omission to notify the authorities of an act of treason by a person cognizant thereof. Stephen . 2. Misprision of felony, which is a concealment of a felony by a person cognizant thereof.
Stephen.
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Misprize <Xpage=931>
Mis*prize" (?) , v. t. [OF. mesprisier to deprise, F. m\'82priser ; pref. amiss, wrong (L. minus less + LL. pretium price. See price , Prize , v. ] To slight or undervalue.
O, for those vanished hours, so much misprized ! Hillhouse.
I do not blame them, madam, nor misprize . Mrs. Browning.
Misproceeding <Xpage=931>
Mis`pro*ceed"ing (?) , n. Wrong or irregular proceding.
Misprofess <Xpage=931>
Mis`pro*fess" (?) , v. i. To make a false profession; to make pretensions to skill which is not possessed.
Misprofess <Xpage=931>
Mis`pro*fess" , v. t. To make a false profession of.
Mispronounce <Xpage=931>
Mis`pro*nounce" (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Mispronounced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mispronouncing (?) .] To pronounce incorrectly.
Mispronunciation <Xpage=931>
Mis`pro*nun`ci*a"tion (? ∨ ?) , n. Wrong or improper pronunciation.
Misproportion <Xpage=931>
Mis`pro*por"tion (?) , v. t. To give wrong proportions to; to join without due proportion.
Misproud <Xpage=931>
Mis*proud" , a. Viciously proud. [Obs.]
Shak.
Mispunctuate <Xpage=931>
Mis*punc"tu*ate (?; 135) , v. t. To punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.
Misquotation <Xpage=931>
Mis`quo*ta"tion (?) , n. Erroneous or inaccurate quotation.
Misquote <Xpage=931>
Mis*quote" (?) , v. t. & i. To quote erroneously or incorrectly.
Shak.
Misraise <Xpage=931>
Mis*raise" (?) , v. t. To raise or exite unreasonable. " Misraised fury."
Bp. Hall.
Misrate <Xpage=931>
Mis*rate" (?) , v. t. To rate erroneously.
Misread <Xpage=931>
Mis*read" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Misread (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misreading (?) .] To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.
Misreceive <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*ceive" (?) , v. t. To receive wrongly.
Misrecital <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*cit"al (?) , n. An inaccurate recital.
Misrecite <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*cite" (?) , v. t. & i. To recite erroneously.
Misreckon <Xpage=931>
Mis*reck"on (?) , v. t. & i. To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate.
Swift.
Misreckoning <Xpage=931>
Mis*reck"on*ing , n. An erroneous computation.
Misrecollect <Xpage=931>
Mis*rec`ol*lect" (?) , v. t. & i. To have an erroneous remembrance of; to suppose erroneously that one recollects.
Hitchcock.
Misrecollection <Xpage=931>
Mis*rec`ol*lec"tion (?) , n. Erroneous or inaccurate recollection.
Misreform <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*form" (?) , v. t. To reform wrongly or imperfectly.
Misregard <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*gard" (?) , n. Wrong understanding; misconstruction. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Misregulate <Xpage=931>
Mis*reg"u*late (?) , v. t. To regulate wrongly or imperfectly; to fail to regulate.
Misrehearse <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*hearse" (?) , v. t. To rehearse or quote incorrectly.
Sir T. More.
Misrelate <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*late" (?) , v. t. To relate inaccurately.
Misrelation <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*la"tion (?) , n. Erroneous relation or narration.
Abp. Bramhall.
Misreligion <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*li"gion (?) , n. False religion. [R.]
Misremember <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*mem"ber (?) , v. t. & i. To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.
Sir T. More.
Misrender <Xpage=931>
Mis*ren"der (?) , v. t. To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly.
Boyle.
Misrepeat <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*peat" (?) , v. t. To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of.
Gov. Winthrop.
Misreport <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*port" (?) , v. t. & i. To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.
Locke.
Misreport <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*port" , n. An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given.
Denham. South.
Misrepresent <Xpage=931>
Mis*rep`re*sent" (?) , v. t. To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably); to give a false erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignirantly, or carelessly.
Swift.
Misrepresent <Xpage=931>
Mis*rep`re*sent" , v. i. To make an incorrect or untrue representation.
Milton.
Misrepresentation <Xpage=931>
Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion (?) , n. Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives .
Sydney Smith.
&hand; In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional untruth.
Misrepresentative <Xpage=931>
Mis*rep`re*sent"a*tive (?) , a. Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting.
Misrepresenter <Xpage=931>
Mis*rep`re*sent"er (?) , n. One who misrepresents.
Misrepute <Xpage=931>
Mis`re*pute" (?) , v. t. To have in wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously.
Misrule <Xpage=931>
Mis*rule" (?) , v. t. & i. To rule badly; to misgovern.
Misrule <Xpage=931>
Mis*rule" , n. 1. The act, or the result, of misruling.
2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.
Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. Pope.
Abbot , ∨ Lord , of Misrule . See under Abbot , and Lord .
Misruly <Xpage=931>
Mis*rul"y (?) , a. Unruly. [Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
Miss <Xpage=931>