Chapter L: F. Ward (13)

Mirror carp (Zoöl.), a domesticated variety of the carp, having only three or fur rows of very large scales side. -- Mirror plate. (a) A flat glass mirror without a frame. (b) Flat glass used for making mirrors. -- Mirror writing, a manner or form of backward writing, making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The substitution of this manner of writing for the common manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.

Mir"ror (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mirrored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mirroring.] To reflect, as in a mirror.

Mirth (?), n. [OE. mirthe, murthe, merthe, AS. myrð, myrgð, merhð, mirhð. See Merry.]

1. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.

Then will I cause to cease . . . from the streets of Jerusalem, the
voice of mirth.

Jer. vii. 34.

2. That which causes merriment. [Obs.] Shak.

Syn. -- Merriment; joyousness; gladness; fun; frolic; glee; hilarity; festivity; jollity. See Gladness.

Mirth"ful (?), a. 1. Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.

2. Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a mirthful face.

Mirthful, comic shows.

Shak.

-- Mirth"ful*ly, adv. -- Mirth"ful*ness, n.

Mirth"less, a. Without mirth. -- Mirth"less*ness, n.

Mir"y (?), a. [From 2d Mire.] Abounding with deep mud; full of mire; muddy; as, a miry road.

Mir"za (?), n. [Per. mrz, abbrev. fr. mrzdeh son of the prince; mr prince (Ar. amr, emr) + zdeh son.] The common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an individual. When appended to the surname, it signifies Prince.

Mis- (ms-). [In words of Teutonic origin, fr. AS. mis-; akin to D. mis-, G. miss-, OHG. missa- , missi-, Icel. & Dan. mis-, Sw. miss-, Goth. missa-; orig., a p. p. from the root of G. meiden to shun, OHG. mdan, AS. mðan (√100. Cf. Miss to fail of). In words from the French, fr. OF. mes-, F. mé-, mes-, fr. L. minus less (see Minus). In present usage these two prefixes are commonly confounded.] A prefix used adjectively and adverbially in the sense of amiss, wrong, ill, wrongly, unsuitably; as, misdeed, mislead, mischief, miscreant.

Mis (ms), a. & adv. [See Amiss.] Wrong; amiss. [Obs.] "To correcten that [which] is mis." Chaucer.

Mis*ac`cep*ta"tion (?), n. Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.

Mis`ac*compt" (?), v. t. To account or reckon wrongly. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Mis`ad*just" (?), v. t. To adjust wrongly of unsuitably; to throw of adjustment. I. Taylor.

Mis`ad*just"ment (?), n. Wrong adjustment; unsuitable arrangement.

Mis`ad*ven"ture (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F. mésaventure.] Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure. Chaucer.

Homicide by misadventure (Law), homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also excusable homicide. See Homicide. Blackstone.

Syn. -- Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity.

Mis`ad*ven"tured (?), a. Unfortunate. [Obs.]

Mis`ad*ven"tur*ous (?), a. Unfortunate.

Mis`ad*vert"ence (?), n. Inadvertence.

Mis`ad*vice" (?), n. Bad advice.

Mis`ad*vise" (?), v. t. To give bad counsel to.

Mis`ad*vised" (?), a. Ill advised. -- Mis`ad*vis"ed*ly (#), adv.

Mis`af*fect" (?), v. t. To dislike. [Obs.]

Mis`af*fect"ed, a. Ill disposed. [Obs.]

Mis`af*fec"tion (?), n. An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Mis`af*firm" (?), v. t. To affirm incorrectly.

Mis*aimed" (?), a. Not rightly aimed. Spenser.

Mis*al`le*ga"tion (?), n. A erroneous statement or allegation. Bp. Hall.

Mis`al*lege" (?), v. t. To state erroneously.

Mis`al*li"ance (?), n. [F. mésalliance.] A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance.

A Leigh had made a misalliance, and blushed A Howard should know
it.

Mrs. Browning.

Mis`al*lied" (?), a. Wrongly allied or associated.

Mis`al*lot"ment (?), n. A wrong allotment.

Mis*al"ter (?), v. t. To alter wrongly; esp., to alter for the worse. Bp. Hall.

Mis"an*thrope (ms"n*thrp), n. [Gr. misa`nqrwpos; misei^n to hate + 'a`nqrwpos a man; cf. F. misanthrope. Cf. Miser.] A hater of mankind; a misanthropist.

{ Mis`an*throp"ic (?), Mis`an*throp"ic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F. misanthropique.] Hating or disliking mankind.

Mis*an"thro*pist (?), n. A misanthrope.

Mis*an"thro*pos (?), n. [NL. See Misanthrope.] A misanthrope. [Obs.] Shak.

Mis*an"thro*py (?), n. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. misanthropie.] Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to philanthropy. Orrery.

Mis*ap`pli*ca"tion (?), n. A wrong application. Sir T. Browne.

Mis`ap*ply" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misapplied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misapplying.] To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money.

Mis`ap*pre"ci*a`ted (?), a. Improperly appreciated.

Mis*ap`pre*hend" (?), v. t. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand. Locke.

Mis*ap`pre*hen"sion (?), n. A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.

Mis*ap`pre*hen"sive*ly (?), adv. By, or with, misapprehension.

Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate (?), v. t. To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.

Mis`ap*pro`pri*a"tion (?), n. Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.

Mis`ar*range" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misarranged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misarranging (?).] To place in a wrong order, or improper manner.

Mis`ar*range"ment (?), n. Wrong arrangement.

Mis`ar*cribe" (?), v. t. To ascribe wrongly.

Mis`as*say" (?), v. t. To assay, or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully. [Obs.] W. Browne.

Mis`as*sign" (?), v. t. To assign wrongly.

Mis`at*tend" (?), v. t. To misunderstand; to disregard. [Obs.] Milton.

Mis`a*ven"ture (?), n. Misadventure. [Obs.]

Mis`a*vize" (?), v. t. To misadvise. [Obs.]

Mis*bear" (?), v. t. To carry improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to misbehave. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Mis`be*come" (?), v. t. Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to. Macaulay.

Thy father will not act what misbecomes him.

Addison.

Mis`be*com"ing, a. Unbecoming. Milton. -- Mis`be*com"ing*ly, adv. -- Mis`be*com"ing*ness, n. Boyle.

Mis*bede" (?), v. t. [imp. Misbode (?); p. p. Misboden (?).] [AS. mis-beôdan.] To wrong; to do injury to. [Obs.]

Who hath you misboden or offended?

Chaucer.

Mis`be*fit"ting (?), a. Not befitting.

{ Mis`be*got" (?), Mis`be*got"ten (&?;), } p. a. Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad origin; pernicious. "Valor misbegot." Shak.

Mis`be*have" (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Misbehaved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misbehaving.] To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.

Mis`be*haved" (?), a. Guilty of ill behavior; illbred; rude. "A misbehaved and sullen wench." Shak.

Mis`be*hav"ior (?), n. Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct. Addison.

Mis`be*lief" (?), n. Erroneous or false belief.

Mis`be*lieve" (&?;), v. i. To believe erroneously, or in a false religion. "That misbelieving Moor." Shak.

Mis`be*liev"er (?), n. One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion. Shak.

Mis`be*seem" (?), v. t. To suit ill.

Mis`be*stow" (?), v. t. To bestow improperly.

Mis`be*stow"al (?), n. The act of misbestowing.

Mis`bi*leve" (?), n. Misbelief; unbelief; suspicion. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Mis*bode" (?), imp. of Misbede.

Mis*bo"den (?), p. p. of Misbede.

Mis"born` (?), a. Born to misfortune. Spenser.

Mis*cal"cu*late (?), v. t. & i. To calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly. -- Mis*cal`cu*la"tion (#), n.

Mis*call" (?), v. t. 1. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.

2. To call by a bad name; to abuse. [Obs.] Fuller.

Mis*car"riage (?), n. 1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination.

When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages upon his
prince.

Dryden.

2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous. Rogers.

3. The act of bringing forth before the time; premature birth.

Mis*car"riage*a*ble (?), a. Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail. [R.] Bp. Hall.

Mis*car"ry (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Miscarried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Miscarrying.]

1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat.

My ships have all miscarried.

Shak.

The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried.

Shak.

2. To bring forth young before the proper time.

Mis*cast" (?), v. t. To cast or reckon wrongly.

Mis*cast", n. An erroneous cast or reckoning.

Mis`ce*ge*na"tion (?), n. [L. miscere to mix + the root of genus race.] A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and white.

Mis`cel*la*na"ri*an (?), a. [See Miscellany.] Of or pertaining to miscellanies. Shaftesbury. -- n. A writer of miscellanies.

Mis"cel*lane (?), n. [See Miscellaneous, and cf. Maslin.] A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called maslin and meslin. Bacon.

||Mis"cel*la"ne*a (?), n. pl. [L. See Miscellany.] A collection of ||miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.

Mis`cel*la"ne*ous (?), a. [L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See Mix, and cf. Miscellany.] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection. "A miscellaneous rabble." Milton. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness, n.

Mis"cel*la*nist (?), n. A writer of miscellanies; miscellanarian.

Mis"cel*la*ny (?), n.; pl. Miscellanies (#). [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellanée, pl. miscellanées. See Miscellaneous.] A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects.

'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original, and sins
actual.

Hewyt.

Miscellany madam, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a milliner. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

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Mis"cel*la*ny (ms"sl*l*n), a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] Bacon.

Mis*cen"sure (?), v. t. To misjudge. [Obs.] Daniel. -- n. Erroneous judgment. [Obs.] Sylvester.

Mis*chance" (?), n. [OE. meschance, OF. mescheance.] Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. Chaucer.

Never come mischance between us twain.

Shak.

Syn. -- Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity; disaster. See Calamity.

Mis*chance", v. i. To happen by mischance. Spenser.

Mis*chance"ful (?), a. Unlucky. R. Browning.

Mis*char"ac*ter*ize (?), v. t. To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to.

They totally mischaracterize the action.

Eton.

Mis*charge" (?), v. t. To charge erroneously, as in an account. -- n. A mistake in charging.

Mis"chief (ms"chf), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See Minus, and Chief.]

1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. Chaucer.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs.

Ps. lii. 2.

The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from many mischiefs.

Fuller.

2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. Milton.

The mischief was, these allies would never allow that the common
enemy was subdued.

Swift.

To be in mischief, to be doing harm or causing annoyance. -- To make mischief, to do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels. -- To play the mischief, to cause great harm; to throw into confusion. [Colloq.]

Syn. -- Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill. -- Mischief, Damage, Harm. Damage is an injury which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency of things. We often suffer damage or harm from accident, but mischief always springs from perversity or folly.

Mis"chief, v. t. To do harm to. [Obs.] Milton.

Mis"chief*a*ble (?), a. Mischievous. [R.] Lydgate.

Mis"chief*ful (?), a. Mischievous. [Obs.] Foote.

Mis"chief-mak`er (?), n. One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity.

Mis"chief-mak`ing, a. Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels. Rowe. -- n. The act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc.

Mis"chie*vous (ms"ch*vs), a. Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child. "Most mischievous foul sin." Shak.

This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably mischievous
to society.

South.

Syn. -- Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive.

-- Mis"chie*vous*ly, adv. -- Mis"chie*vous*ness, n.

Misch"na (?), n. See Mishna.

Misch"nic (?), a. See Mishnic.

Mis*choose" (?), v. t. [imp. Mischose (?); p. p. Mischosen (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mischoosing.] To choose wrongly. Milton.

Mis*choose", v. i. To make a wrong choice.

Mis*chris"ten (?), v. t. To christen wrongly.

Mis`ci*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. miscibilité.] Capability of being mixed.

Mis"ci*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. miscible, fr. L. miscere to mix.] Capable of being mixed; mixable; as, water and alcohol are miscible in all proportions. Burke.

Mis`ci*ta"tion (?), n. Erroneous citation.

Mis*cite", v. t. To cite erroneously.

Mis*claim" (?), n. A mistaken claim.

Mis*cog"ni*zant (?), a. (Law) Not cognizant; ignorant; not knowing.

Mis*cog"nize (?), v. t. To fail to apprehend; to misunderstand. [Obs.] Holland.

Mis*col`lo*ca"tion (?), n. Wrong collocation. De Quincey.

Mis*col"or (?), v. t. To give a wrong color to; figuratively, to set forth erroneously or unfairly; as, to miscolor facts. C. Kingsley.

Mis*com"fort (?), n. Discomfort. [Obs.]

Mis*com`pre*hend" (?), v. t. To get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand.

Mis*com`pu*ta"tion (?), n. Erroneous computation; false reckoning.

Mis`com*pute" (?), v. t. [Cf. Miscount.] To compute erroneously. Sir T. Browne.

Mis`con*ceit" (?), n. Misconception. [Obs.]

Mis`con*ceive" (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Misconceived (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misconceiving.] To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.

Those things which, for want of due consideration heretofore, they
have misconceived.

Hooker.

Syn. -- To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.

Mis`con*ceiv"er (?), n. One who misconceives.

Mis`con*cep"tion (?), n. Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding. Harvey.

Mis`con*clu"sion (?), n. An erroneous inference or conclusion. Bp. Hall.

Mis*con"duct (?), n. Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement. Addison.

Syn. -- Misbehavior; misdemeanor; mismanagement; misdeed; delinquency; offense.

Mis`con*duct" (?), v. t. To conduct amiss; to mismanage. Johnson.

To misconduct one's self, to behave improperly.

Mis`con*duct", v. i. To behave amiss.

Mis*con"fi*dent (?), a. Having a mistaken confidence; wrongly trusting. [R.] Bp. Hall.

Mis`con*jec"ture (?; 135), n. A wrong conjecture or guess. Sir T. Browne.

Mis`con*jec"ture (?), v. t. & i. To conjecture wrongly.

Mis*con"se*crate (?), v. t. To consecrate amiss. "Misconsecrated flags." Bp. Hall.

Mis*con`se*cra"tion, n. Wrong consecration.

Mis*con"se*quence (?), n. A wrong consequence; a false deduction.

Mis*con"stru*a*ble (?), a. Such as can be misconstrued, as language or conduct. R. North.

Mis`con*struct" (?), v. t. To construct wrongly; to construe or interpret erroneously.

Mis`con*struc"tion (?), n. Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. Bp. Stillingfleet.

Mis*con"strue (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misconstrued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misconstruing.] To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.

Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent.

Dryden.

Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.

Addison.

Mis*con"stru*er (?), n. One who misconstrues.

Mis`con*tent" (?), a. Discontent. [Obs.]

Mis`con*tin"u*ance (?), n. (Law) Discontinuance; also, continuance by undue process.

Mis*copy" (?), v. t. To copy amiss.

Mis*copy", n. A mistake in copying. North Am. Rev.

Mis`cor*rect" (?), v. t. To fail or err in attempting to correct. "Scaliger miscorrects his author." Dryden.

Mis*coun"sel (?), v. t. To counsel or advise wrongly.

Mis*count" (?), v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. mesconter, F. mécompter. Cf. Miscompute.] To count erroneously.

Mis*count", n. [Cf. F. mécompte error, OF. mesconte.] An erroneous counting.

Mis*cov"et (?), v. t. To covet wrongfully. [Obs.]

{ Mis"cre*ance (?), Mis"cre*an*cy (?), } n. [OF. mescreance, F. mécréance incredulity.] The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith. [Obs.] Ayliffe.

Mis"cre*ant (?), n. [OF. mescreant, F. mécréant; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + p. pr. fr. L. credere to believe. See Creed.]

1. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever. [Obs.] Spenser. De Quincey.

Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the
miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God.

Rivers.

2. One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a vile wretch. Addison. [1913 Webster]

Mis"cre*ant, a. 1. Holding a false religious faith.

2. Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous. Pope.

Mis`cre*ate" (?), a. Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; as, miscreate titles. [Obs. or Poet.] Shak.

Mis`cre*ate" (?), v. t. To create badly or amiss.

Mis`cre*at"ed (?), a. Formed unnaturally or illegitimately; deformed. Spenser. Milton.

Mis`cre*a"tive, a. Creating amiss. [R.]

Mis*cre"dent (?), n. [Pref. mis- + credent. Cf. Miscreant.] A miscreant, or believer in a false religious doctrine. [Obs.] Holinshed.

Mis`cre*du"li*ty (?), n. Wrong credulity or belief; misbelief. Bp. Hall.

Mis*cue" (?), n. (Billiards) A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired.

Mis*date", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misdated; p. pr. & vb. n. Misdating.] To date erroneously. Young.

Mis*deal" (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Misdealt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misdealing.] To deal or distribute wrongly, as cards; to make a wrong distribution.

Mis*deal", n. The act of misdealing; a wrong distribution of cards to the players.

Mis*deed" (?), n. [AS. misdd. See Deed, n.] An evil deed; a wicked action.

Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought.

Milton.

Syn. -- Misconduct; misdemeanor; fault; offense; trespass; transgression; crime.

Mis*deem" (?), v. t. To misjudge. [Obs.] Milton.

Mis`de*mean" (?), v. t. To behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's self.

Mis`de*mean"ant (?), n. One guilty of a misdemeanor. Sydney Smith.

Mis`de*mean"or (?), n. 1. Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault. Shak.

2. (Law) A crime less than a felony. Wharton.

As a rule, in the old English law, offenses capitally punishable were felonies; all other indictable offenses were misdemeanors. In common usage, the word crime is employed to denote the offenses of a deeper and more atrocious dye, while small faults and omissions of less consequence are comprised under the gentler name of misdemeanors. Blackstone.

The distinction, however, between felonies and misdemeanors is purely arbitrary, and is in most jurisdictions either abrogated or so far reduced as to be without practical value. Cf. Felony. Wharton.

Syn. -- Misdeed; misconduct; misbehavior; fault; trespass; transgression.

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

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

He misdeparteth riches temporal.

Chaucer.

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

2. To derive erroneously.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

1. To do wrongly.

Afford me place to show what recompense Towards thee I intend for
what I have misdone.

Milton.

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

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

I have misdone, and I endure the smart.

Dryden.

Mis*do"er, n. A wrongdoer. Spenser.

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

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

I do not misdoubt my wife.

Shak.

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

2. Irresolution; hesitation. [Obs.] Shak.

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

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

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.]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Their frugal father's gains they misemploy.

Dryden.

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

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

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

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

Mi"ser (m"zr), n. [L. miser wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. mi^sos hate, misei^n 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.

Mis"er*a*ble (?), a. [F. misérable, 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.

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

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

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.

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

||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.

Mis"er*i*corde" (?), n. [F. miséricorde. See Misericordia.]

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

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

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

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

Mi"ser*y (?), n.; pl. Miseries (#). [OE. miserie, L. miseria, fr. miser wretched: cf. F. misère, 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.

Mis`es*teem" (?), n. [Cf. F. mésestime.] Want of esteem; disrespect. Johnson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Mis*go" (-g"), v. i. To go astray. Spenser.

Mis*got"ten (-gt"t'n), a. Unjustly gotten. Spenser.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Secure from worldly chances and mishaps.

Shak.

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

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

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

Mish*cup" (?), n. [See Scup.] (Zoöl.) The scup. [Local, U. S.]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mis`in*tel"li*gence (?), n. 1. Wrong information; misinformation.

2. Disagreement; misunderstanding. [Obs.]

Mis`in*tend" (?), v. t. To aim amiss. [Obs.]

Mis`in*ter"pret (?), v. t. To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.

Mis`in*ter"pret*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.

Mis`in*ter"pre*ta"tion (?), n. The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.

Mis`in*ter"pret*er (?), n. One who interprets erroneously.

Mis*join" (?), v. t. To join unfitly or improperly.

Mis*join"der (?), n. (Law) An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure, criminal or civil. Wharton.

Mis*judge" (?), v. t. & i. To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue.

Mis*judg"ment (?), n. [Written also misjudgement.] A wrong or unjust judgment.

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

Mis*ken" (?), v. t. Not to know. [Obs.]

Mis"kin (?), n. [Prob. for music + - kin.] (Mus.) A little bagpipe. [Obs.] Drayton.

Mis*kin"dle (?), v. t. To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite wrongly.

Mis*know" (?), v. t. To have a mistaken notion of or about. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Mis`lac*ta"tion (?), n. (Med.) Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk.

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.

Mis*lay"er (?), n. One who mislays.

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.

Mi"sle, n. A fine rain; a thick mist; mizzle.

Mis*lead" (ms*ld"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misled (- ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Misleading.] [AS. misldan. 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.

Mis*lead"er (?), n. One who leads into error.

Mis*lead"ing, a. Leading astray; delusive.

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

Mis*led" (?), imp. & p. p. of Mislead.

Mis"len (?), n. See Maslin.

Mis"le*toe (?), n. See Mistletoe.

Mis*light" (?), v. t. To deceive or lead astray with a false light. Herrick.

Mis*like" (-lk"), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Misliked (lkt"); p. pr. & vb. n. Misliking.] [AS. mislcian 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.

Mis*like", n. Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.

Mis*lik"er (?), n. One who dislikes.

Mis*lik"ing, n. Dislike; aversion.

Mis"lin (?), n. & a. See Maslin.

Mis*live" (?), v. i. To live amiss.

Mis*lodge" (?), v. t. To lodge amiss. [Obs.]

Mis*luck" (?), n. Ill luck; misfortune.

Mis"ly (?), a. Raining in very small drops.

Mis*make" (ms*mk"), v. t. To make or form amiss; to spoil in making. "Limping possibilities of mismade human nature." Mrs. Browning.

Mis*man"age (?), v. t. & i. To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.

Mis*man"age*ment (?), n. Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through mismagement.

Mis*man"a*ger (?), n. One who manages ill.

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

Mis*match" (?), v. t. To match unsuitably.

Mis*mate" (?), v. t. To mate wrongly or unsuitably; as, to mismate gloves or shoes; a mismated couple.

Mis*meas"ure (?; 135), v. t. To measure or estimate incorrectly.

Mis*meas"ure*ment, n. Wrong measurement.

Mis*me"ter (?), v. t. To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse. [R.] Chaucer.

Mis*name" (?), v. t. To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.

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&?;.

Mis*no"mer, v. t. To misname. [R.]

Mis*num"ber (?), v. t. To number wrongly.

Mis*nur"ture (?; 135), v. t. To nurture or train wrongly; as, to misnurture children. Bp. Hall.

Mis`o*be"di*ence (?), n. Mistaken obedience; disobedience. [Obs.] Milton.

Mis`ob*serve" (?), v. t. To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. Locke.

Mis`ob*serv"er (?), n. One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.

Mi*sog"a*mist (?), n. [Gr. misei^n to hate + &?; marriage.] A hater of marriage.

Mi*sog"a*my (?), n. [Cf. F. misogamie.] Hatre&?; of marriage.

Mi*sog"y*nist (m*sj"*nst), n. [Gr. misogy`nhs, misogy`naios; misei^n to hate + gynh`: cf. F. misogyne.] A woman hater. Fuller.

Mi*sog"y*nous (?), a. Hating women.

Mi*sog"y*ny (?; 277), n. [Gr. misogyni`a: cf. F. misogynie.] Hatred of women. Johnson.

Mi*sol"o*gy (m*sl"*j), n. [Gr. misologi`a; misei^n to hate + lo`gos discourse.] Hatred of argument or discussion; hatred of enlightenment. G. H. Lewes.

Mis`o*pin"ion, n. Wrong opinion. [Obs.]

Mis*or"der (?), v. t. To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly. [Obs.] Shak.

Mis*or"der, n. Irregularity; disorder. [Obs.] Camden.

Mis*or"der*ly, a. Irregular; disorderly. [Obs.]

Mis*or`di*na"tion (?), n. Wrong ordination.

Mis"o*the`ism (?), n. [Gr. misei^n to hate + qeo`s god.] Hatred of God. De Quincey.

Mis*paint" (?), v. t. To paint ill, or wrongly.

Mis*pas"sion (?), n. Wrong passion or feeling. [Obs.]

Mis*pay" (?), v. t. [Cf. Appay.] To dissatisfy. [Obs.]

Mis*pell" (?), v. t., Mis*pend" (&?;), v. t., etc. See Misspell, Misspend, etc.

Mis*pense" (?), n. See Misspense. Bp. Hall.

Mis`per*cep"tion (?), n. Erroneous perception.

Mis`per*suade" (?), v. t. To persuade amiss.

Mis`per*sua"sion (?), n. A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion. Dr. H. More.

Mis*pick"el (?), n. [G.] (Min.) Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.

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.

Mis*place"ment (?), n. The act of misplacing, or the state of being misplaced.

Mis*plead" (?), v. i. To err in pleading.

Mis*plead"ing, n. (Law) An error in pleading.

Mis*point" (?), v. t. To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.

Mis*pol"i*cy (?), n. Wrong policy; impolicy.

Mis*prac"tice (?), n. Wrong practice.

Mis*praise" (?), v. t. To praise amiss.

Mis*print" (?), v. t. To print wrong.

Mis*print", n. A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy; as, a book full of misprints.

Mis*prise" (?), v. t. See Misprize. [Obs.] Shak.

Mis*prise", v. t. [OF. mesprise mistake, F. méprise, fr. mespris, masc., mesprise, fem., p. p. of mesprendre to mistake; F. méprendre; pref. mes- amiss + prendre to take, L. prehendere.] To mistake. [Obs.] Shak.

Mis*pri"sion (?), n. [LL. misprisio, or OF. mesprison, prop., a mistaking, but confused with OF. mespris contempt, F. mépris. 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.

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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Mis*prize" (ms*prz"), v. t. [OF. mesprisier to deprise, F. mépriser; 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.

Mis`pro*ceed"ing (?), n. Wrong or irregular proceding.

Mis`pro*fess" (?), v. i. To make a false profession; to make pretensions to skill which is not possessed.

Mis`pro*fess", v. t. To make a false profession of.

Mis`pro*nounce" (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Mispronounced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mispronouncing (?).] To pronounce incorrectly.

Mis`pro*nun`ci*a"tion (? or ?), n. Wrong or improper pronunciation.

Mis`pro*por"tion (?), v. t. To give wrong proportions to; to join without due proportion.

Mis*proud", a. Viciously proud. [Obs.] Shak.

Mis*punc"tu*ate (?; 135), v. t. To punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.

Mis`quo*ta"tion (?), n. Erroneous or inaccurate quotation.

Mis*quote" (?), v. t. & i. To quote erroneously or incorrectly. Shak.

Mis*raise" (?), v. t. To raise or excite unreasonable. "Misraised fury." Bp. Hall.

Mis*rate" (?), v. t. To rate erroneously.

Mis*read" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misread (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misreading (?).] To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.

Mis`re*ceive" (?), v. t. To receive wrongly.

Mis`re*cit"al (?), n. An inaccurate recital.

Mis`re*cite" (?), v. t. & i. To recite erroneously.

Mis*reck"on (?), v. t. & i. To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate. Swift.

Mis*reck"on*ing, n. An erroneous computation.

Mis*rec`ol*lect" (?), v. t. & i. To have an erroneous remembrance of; to suppose erroneously that one recollects. Hitchcock.

Mis*rec`ol*lec"tion (?), n. Erroneous or inaccurate recollection.

Mis`re*form" (?), v. t. To reform wrongly or imperfectly.

Mis`re*gard" (?), n. Wrong understanding; misconstruction. [Obs.] Spenser.

Mis*reg"u*late (?), v. t. To regulate wrongly or imperfectly; to fail to regulate.

Mis`re*hearse" (?), v. t. To rehearse or quote incorrectly. Sir T. More.

Mis`re*late" (?), v. t. To relate inaccurately.

Mis`re*la"tion (?), n. Erroneous relation or narration. Abp. Bramhall.

Mis`re*li"gion (?), n. False religion. [R.]

Mis`re*mem"ber (?), v. t. & i. To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly. Sir T. More.

Mis*ren"der (?), v. t. To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly. Boyle.

Mis`re*peat" (?), v. t. To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of. Gov. Winthrop.

Mis`re*port" (?), v. t. & i. To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of. Locke.

Mis`re*port", n. An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given. Denham. South.

Mis*rep`re*sent" (?), v. t. To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfavorably); to give a false or erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignorantly, or carelessly. Swift.

Mis*rep`re*sent", v. i. To make an incorrect or untrue representation. Milton.

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.

In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional untruth.

Mis*rep`re*sent"a*tive (?), a. Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting.

Mis*rep`re*sent"er (?), n. One who misrepresents.

Mis`re*pute" (?), v. t. To have in wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously.

Mis*rule" (?), v. t. & i. To rule badly; to misgovern.

Mis*rule", n. 1. The act, or the result, of misruling.

2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.

Enormous riot and misrule surveyed.

Pope.

Abbot of Misrule, or Lord of Misrule. See under Abbot, and Lord.

Mis*rul"y (?), a. Unruly. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Miss (ms), n.; pl. Misses (-sz). [Contr. fr. mistress.] 1. A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5.

There is diversity of usage in the application of this title to two or more persons of the same name. We may write either the Miss Browns or the Misses Brown.

2. A young unmarried woman or a girl; as, she is a miss of sixteen.

Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses, Was busy 'mongst the maids and
misses.

Cawthorn.

3. A kept mistress. See Mistress, 4. [Obs.] Evelyn.

4. (Card Playing) In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.

Miss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Missed (mst); p. pr. & vb. n. Missing.] [AS. missan; akin to D. & G. missen, OHG. missan, Icel. missa, Sw. mista, Dan. miste. &radic;100. See Mis-, pref.] 1. To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said.

When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will acknowledge he
judged not right.

Locke.

2. To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to dispense with; -- now seldom applied to persons.

She would never miss, one day, A walk so fine, a sight so gay.

Prior.

We cannot miss him; he does make our fire, Fetch in our wood.

Shak.

3. To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want. Shak.

Neither missed we anything . . . Nothing was missed of all that
pertained unto him.

1 Sam. xxv. 15, 21.

What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss.

Milton.

To miss stays. (Naut.) See under Stay.

Miss (?), v. i. 1. To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction.

Men observe when things hit, and not when they miss.

Bacon.

Flying bullets now, To execute his rage, appear too slow; They
miss, or sweep but common souls away.

Waller.

2. To fail to obtain, learn, or find; -- with of.

Upon the least reflection, we can not miss of them.

Atterbury.

3. To go wrong; to err. [Obs.]

Amongst the angels, a whole legion Of wicked sprites did fall from
happy bliss; What wonder then if one, of women all, did miss?

Spenser.

4. To be absent, deficient, or wanting. [Obs.] See Missing, a.

What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.

Shak.

Miss, n. 1. The act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc.

2. Loss; want; felt absence. [Obs.]

There will be no great miss of those which are lost.

Locke.

3. Mistake; error; fault. Shak.

He did without any great miss in the hardest points of grammar.

Ascham.

4. Harm from mistake. [Obs.] Spenser.

||Mis"sa (?), n.; pl. Missæ (#). [LL. See 1st Mass.] (R.C.Ch.) The ||service or sacrifice of the Mass.

Mis"sal (?), n. [LL. missale, liber missalis, from missa mass: cf. F. missel. See 1st Mass.] The book containing the service of the Mass for the entire year; a Mass book.

Mis"sal, a. Of or pertaining to the Mass, or to a missal or Mass book. Bp. Hall.

Mis*say" (?), v. t. 1. To say wrongly.

2. To speak evil of; to slander. [Obs.]

Mis*say", v. i. To speak ill. [Obs.] Spenser.

Mis*seek" (?), v. t. To seek for wrongly. [Obs.]

Mis*seem" (?), v. i. 1. To make a false appearance. [Obs.]

2. To misbecome; to be misbecoming. [Obs.] Spenser.

Mis"sel (?), n. Mistletoe. [Obs.]

Missel bird, Missel thrush (Zoöl.), a large European thrush (Turdus viscivorus) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; -- called also mistletoe thrush and missel.

Mis"sel*dine (?), n. [See Mistletoe.] [Written also misselden.] The mistletoe. [Obs.] Baret.

Mis"sel*toe (?), n. See Mistletoe.

Mis*sem"blance (?), n. False resemblance or semblance. [Obs.]

Mis*send" (?), v. t. To send amiss or incorrectly.

Mis*serve" (?), v. t. & i. To serve unfaithfully.

Mis*set" (ms*st"), v. t. To set or place wrongly.

Mis*shape" (?), v. t. To shape ill; to give an ill or unnatural from to; to deform. "Figures monstrous and misshaped." Pope.

Mis*shap"en (?), a. Having a bad or ugly form. "The mountains are misshapen." Bentley.

-- Mis*shap"en*ly, adv. -- Mis*shap"en*ness, n.

Mis*sheathed" (?), a. Sheathed by mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong place. Shak.

Mis*sif"i*cate (?), v. i. [LL. missa Mass + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See fy- .] To perform Mass. [Obs.] Milton.

Mis"sile (?), a. [L. missils, fr. mittere, missum, to cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. mesti to throw: cf. F. missile. Cf. Admit, Dismiss, Mass the religious service, Message, Mission.] Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine, so as to strike an object at a distance.

We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart.

Pope.

Mis"sile, n. [L. missile.] A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.

Miss"ing (?), a. [From Miss, v. i.] Absent from the place where it was expected to be found; lost; wanting; not present when called or looked for.

Neither was there aught missing unto them.

1 Sam. xxv. 7.

For a time caught up to God, as once Moses was in the mount, and
missing long.

Milton.

Miss"ing*ly, adv. With a sense of loss. [Obs.] Shak.

Mis"sion (?), n. [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.] 1. The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission.

Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late, Made emulous
missions 'mongst the gods themselves.

Shak.

2. That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission.

How to begin, how to accomplish best His end of being on earth, and
mission high.

Milton.

3. Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.

In these ships there should be a mission of three of the fellows or
brethren of Solomon's house.

Bacon.

4. An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries.

5. An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches.

6. A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers. Addis & Arnold.

7. Dismission; discharge from service. [Obs.]

Mission school. (a) A school connected with a mission and conducted by missionaries. (b) A school for the religious instruction of children not having regular church privileges.

Syn. -- Message; errand; commission; deputation.

Mis"sion (?), v. t. To send on a mission. [Mostly used in the form of the past participle.] Keats.

Mis"sion*ary (?), n.; pl. Missionaries (#). [Cf. F. missionnaire. See Mission, n.] One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion. Swift.

Missionary apostolic, a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope.

Mis"sion*a*ry, a. Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.

Mis"sion*er (?), n. A missionary; an envoy; one who conducts a mission. See Mission, n., 6. "Like mighty missioner you come." Dryden.

Mis"sis (?), n. A mistress; a wife; -- so used by the illiterate. G. Eliot.

Miss"ish, a. Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental.

-- Miss"ish*ness, n.

Mis*sit" (?), v. t. To sit badly or imperfectly upon; to misbecome. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Mis"sive (?), a. [See Missive, n.] 1. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive. Ayliffe.

2. Missile. "The missive weapons fly." Dryden.

Letters missive, letters conveying the permission, comand, or advice of a superior authority, as a sovereign. They are addressed and sent to some certain person or persons, and are distinguished from letters patent, which are addressed to the public.

Mis"sive, n. [F. lettre missive. See Mission, n.] 1. That which is sent; a writing containing a message.

2. One who is sent; a messenger. [Obs.] Shak.

Mis*sound" (?), v. t. To sound wrongly; to utter or pronounce incorrectly. E,Hall.

Mis*speak" (?), v. i. To err in speaking.

Mis*speak", v. t. To utter wrongly.

Mis*speech" (?), n. Wrong speech. [Obs.]

Mis*spell" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misspelled (?), or Misspelt (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Misspelling.] To spell incorrectly.

Mis*spell"ing, n. A wrong spelling.

Mis*spend" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misspent (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misspending.] To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to squander; to waste; as, to misspend time or money. J. Philips.

Mis*spend"er (?), n. One who misspends.

Mis*spense" (?), n. A spending improperly; a wasting. [Obs.] Barrow.

Mis*spent" (?), imp. & p. p. of Misspend.

Mis*state" (?), v. t. To state wrongly; as, to misstate a question in debate. Bp. Sanderson.

Mis*state"ment (?), n. An incorrect statement.

Mis*stayed" (?), a. (Naut.) Having missed stays; -- said of a ship.

Mis*step", n. A wrong step; an error of conduct.

Mis*step", v. i. To take a wrong step; to go astray.

Mis`suc*cess" (?), n. Failure. [Obs.]

Mis`sug*ges"tion (? or ?), n. Wrong or evil suggestion. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Mis`sum*ma"tion, n. Wrong summation.

Mis*swear" (?), v. i. To swear falsely.

Mis"sy (?), n. (Min.) See Misy.

Mis"sy, n. An affectionate, or contemptuous, form of miss; a young girl; a miss. -- a. Like a miss, or girl.

Mist (mst), n. [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist, Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. maíhstus, AS. mgan to make water, Icel. mga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla, L. mingere, meiere, to make water, Gr. &?; to make water, &?; mist, Skr. mih to make water, n., a mist mgha cloud. &radic;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 cœlestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.

Mist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misted; p. pr. & vb. n. Misting.] To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim. Shak.

Mist, v. i. To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.

Mis*tak"a*ble (?), a. Liable to be mistaken; capable of being misconceived. Sir T. Browne.

Mis*take" (ms*tk"), v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. Mistook (- tk"); p. p. Mistaken (-tk"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Mistaking.] [Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.] 1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] Shak.

2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning. Locke.

My father's purposes have been mistook.

Shak.

3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.

A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it.

Johnson.

4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.

Mistake me not so much, To think my poverty is treacherous.

Shak.

Mis*take", v. i. To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.

Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among
friends.

Swift.

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Mis*take" (ms*tk"), n. 1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.

Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all
possibility of mistake.

Tillotson.

2. (Law) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.

No mistake, surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the appointed time, and no mistake. [Low]

Syn. -- Blunder; error; bull. See Blunder.

Mis*tak"en (?), p. a. 1. Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken.

2. Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion.

Mis*tak"en*ly, adv. By mistake. Goldsmith.

Mis*tak"en*ness, n. Erroneousness.

Mis*tak"er (?), n. One who mistakes.

Well meaning ignorance of some mistakers.

Bp. Hall.

Mis*tak"ing, n. An error; a mistake. Shak.

Mis*tak"ing*ly, adv. Erroneously.

Mis*taught" (ms*tt"), a. [See Misteach.] Wrongly taught; as, a mistaught youth. L'Estrange.

Mis*teach" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mistaught (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misteaching.] [AS. mistcan.] To teach wrongly; to instruct erroneously.

Mis*tell" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mistold (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mistelling.] To tell erroneously.

Mis*tem"per (?), v. t. To temper ill; to disorder; as, to mistemper one's head. Warner.

This inundation of mistempered humor.

Shak.

Mis"ter (?), n. [See Master, and cf. Mistress.] A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form Mr.

To call your name, inquire your where, Or what you think of Mister
Some-one's book, Or Mister Other's marriage or decease.

Mrs. Browning.