MIS

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. management information system.

2. multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

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mis- ² American  

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

   mistrial; misprint; mistrust.

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mis- ³ American  

1. variant of miso- before some vowels.

   misanthrope.

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mis- ¹ British  

prefix

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

   misunderstanding

   misfortune

   misspelling

   mistreat

   mislead

2. lack of; not

   mistrust

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mis- ² British  

prefix

1. a variant of miso-

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Etymology

Origin of mis-

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

Example Sentences

"We identified that we were not fully compliant with the MIS scheme," said Magnus Harrison, the trust's chief medical officer.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

On Friday night, Harvick signed autographs for several hundred people who lined up to meet and greet him at FireKeepers Casino about 50 miles west of MIS.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2023

MIS 11 lasted longer than most interglacials because of the impact of the shape of Earth's orbit around the sun on solar radiation reaching the Arctic.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2023

“We do know that weeks after last winter’s surge, we saw a huge increase in MIS cases, so it remains prudent to do everything you can to avoid getting infected,” Ferrer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2022

Without the reliable operation of our MIS systems, our customers cannot be serviced and the company will suffer tremendous losses.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn