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mis-

1
  1. a prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning “ill,” “mistaken,” “wrong,” “wrongly,” “incorrectly,” or simply negating:

    mistrial; misprint; mistrust.



mis-

2
  1. variant of miso- before some vowels:

    misanthrope.

MIS

3

mis-

1

prefix

  1. wrong, bad, or erroneous; wrongly, badly, or erroneously

    mislead

    mistreat

    misunderstanding

    misfortune

    misspelling

  2. lack of; not

    mistrust

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


mis-

2

prefix

  1. a variant of miso-
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mis-1

Middle English; Old English mis ( se )-; cognate with German miss-, Gothic missa- ( miss 1; ); often replacing Middle English mes- < Old French < West Germanic *mis ( s )-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mis-1

Old English mis ( se ) -; related to Middle English mes-, from Old French mes-; compare Old High German missa-, Old Norse mis-
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Example Sentences

The act of erasure through mis- or under-representation is an insidious one.

All you need to know is that Sesame Street made a Les Mis parody.

His (mis)reading of the Megilla power dialectic meant tragedy for all.

Alas, the hall is filled with people weeping over “Les Mis.”

At that age, the sense of victimization is very strong, and “Les Mis” is all about victimization.

Mis' Calvert, she saw you in a lane, or somethin', and fetched you back to that Baltimore city where the both of you lived.

Mis' Calvert, the old lady, she sent me to fetch this basket o' garden sass to Mis' Chester: an' this letter was for you, sir.

Thus the highest court in New York declared that an unincorporated lodge, which had been mis-managed, was not a partnership.

I want Mis' Calvert to taste it, an' when she does she'll say she never knew before what cherry pie could be!

Mis' Spencer, you set that cherry pie o' yourn on this particular spot an' figure of this table-cloth!

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