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Mislearn Mis·learn" transitive verb To learn wrongly.

Misled Mis·led" imperfect & past participle of Mislead .

Mislen Mis"len noun See Maslin .

Misletoe Mis"le·toe noun See Mistletoe .

Mislight Mis·light" transitive verb To deceive or lead astray with a false light. Herrick.

Mislike Mis·like" (-līk") transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Misliked (līkt"); present participle & verbal noun Misliking .] [ Anglo-Saxon mislīcian 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 Mis·like" noun Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.

Misliker Mis·lik"er noun One who dislikes.

Misliking Mis·lik"ing noun Dislike; aversion.

Mislin Mis"lin noun & adjective See Maslin .

Mislive Mis·live" intransitive verb To live amiss.

Mislodge Mis·lodge" transitive verb To lodge amiss. [ Obsolete]

Misluck Mis·luck" noun Ill luck; misfortune.

Misly Mis"ly adjective Raining in very small drops.

Mismake Mis·make" (mĭs*māk") transitive verb To make or form amiss; to spoil in making. "Limping possibilities of mismade human nature." Mrs. Browning.

Mismanage Mis·man"age transitive verb & i. To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.

Mismanagement Mis·man"age·ment noun Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through mismagement .

Mismanager Mis·man"a·ger noun One who manages ill.

Mismark Mis·mark" transitive verb To mark wrongly.

Mismatch Mis·match" transitive verb To match unsuitably.

Mismate Mis·mate" transitive verb To mate wrongly or unsuitably; as, to mismate gloves or shoes; a mismated couple.

Mismeasure Mis·meas"ure transitive verb To measure or estimate incorrectly.

Mismeasurement Mis·meas"ure·ment noun Wrong measurement.

Mismeter Mis·me"ter transitive verb To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse. [ R.] Chaucer.

Misname Mis·name" transitive verb To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.

Misnomer Mis·no"mer noun [ Old French prefix mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus less) + French nommer to name, Latin nominare , from 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 Mis·no"mer transitive verb To misname. [ R.]

Misnumber Mis·num"ber transitive verb To number wrongly.

Misnurture Mis·nur"ture transitive verb To nurture or train wrongly; as, to misnurture children. Bp. Hall.

Misobedience Mis`o·be"di·ence noun Mistaken obedience; disobedience. [ Obsolete] Milton.

Misobserve Mis`ob·serve" transitive verb To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. Locke.

Misobserver Mis`ob·serv"er noun One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.

Misogamist Mi·sog"a·mist noun [ Greek misei^n to hate + ... marriage.] A hater of marriage.

Misogamy Mi·sog"a·my noun [ Confer French misogamie .] Hatre... of marriage.

Misogynist Mi·sog"y·nist (mĭ*sŏj"ĭ*nĭst) noun [ Greek misogy`nhs , misogy`naios ; misei^n to hate + gynh` : confer French misogyne .] A woman hater. Fuller.

Misogynous Mi·sog"y·nous adjective Hating women.

Misogyny Mi·sog"y·ny noun [ Greek misogyni`a : confer French misogynie .] Hatred of women. Johnson.

Misology Mi·sol"o·gy (mĭ*sŏl"o*jȳ) noun [ Greek misologi`a ; misei^n to hate + lo`gos discourse.] Hatred of argument or discussion; hatred of enlightenment. G. H. Lewes.

Misopinion Mis`o·pin"ion noun Wrong opinion. [ Obsolete]

Misorder Mis·or"der transitive verb To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Misorder Mis·or"der noun Irregularity; disorder. [ Obsolete] Camden.

Misorderly Mis·or"der·ly adjective Irregular; disorderly. [ Obsolete]

Misordination Mis·or`di·na"tion noun Wrong ordination.

Misotheism Mis"o·the`ism noun [ Greek misei^n to hate + qeo`s god.] Hatred of God. De Quincey.

Mispaint Mis·paint" transitive verb To paint ill, or wrongly.

Mispassion Mis·pas"sion noun Wrong passion or feeling. [ Obsolete]

Mispay Mis·pay" transitive verb [ Confer Appay .] To dissatisfy. [ Obsolete]

Mispell Mis·pell" transitive verb , Mis*pend" transitive verb , etc. See Misspell , Misspend , etc.

Mispense Mis·pense" noun See Misspense . Bp. Hall.

Misperception Mis`per·cep"tion noun Erroneous perception.

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