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

abbreviation for

1. management information system ( def ).
2. multisystem inflammatory syndrome ( def ).

mis-

¹

prefix

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

   mislead

   mistreat

   misunderstanding

   misfortune

   misspelling

2. lack of; not

   mistrust

mis-

²

prefix

1. a variant of miso-

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 )-

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-

Example Sentences

“This really altogether leaves mainly POC, immigrant and non-English speakers to search for information about their interests and communities on social media, which leaves them very prone to be exposed to more mis- and disinformation,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

They also will share ideas on how to protect society from potentially negative impacts of AI on areas such as energy use, workers and the proliferation of mis- and disinformation, according to the organizers.

From Seattle Times

The Hawaii five were all part of the Military Intelligence Service or MIS, a U.S.

From Seattle Times

They five had been inducted in January 1944 after the MIS, desperate to get more recruits, sent a team to Hawaii to find more linguists, historian Mark Matsunaga said.

From Seattle Times

Nakasone’s Hawaii-born father served in the MIS after the war, giving him a personal connection to the event.

From Seattle Times