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mis·al·lo·ca·tion noun : faulty or improper allocation

mis·an·dry noun : a hatred of men

— mis·an·drist noun or adjective

mis·an·thrope noun : one who hates humankind

— mis·an·throp·ic adjective

— mis·an·throp·i·cal·ly adverb

— mis·an·thro·py noun

mis·ap·pli·ca·tion noun : the action of misapplying

mis·ap·ply verb : to apply wrongly

Synonyms

abuse, misuse, pervert; also degrade, twist; mismanage, corrupt

mis·ap·pre·hend verb : to fail to understand : MISUNDERSTAND

Synonyms

misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, miss, mistake, misunderstand—more at MISUNDERSTAND

mis·ap·pre·hen·sion noun : the act or instance of misapprehending

Synonyms

misjudgment, mistake, misunderstanding—more at MISTAKE

mis·ap·pro·pri·ate verb : to appropriate wrongly (as by embezzlement)

— mis·ap·pro·pri·a·tion noun

Synonyms

appropriate, filch, hook, nip, pilfer, pocket, purloin, snitch, steal, swipe, thieve—more at STEAL

mis·be·got·ten adjective : born of parents not married to each other : ILLEGITIMATE; also : ill-conceived

mis·be·have verb : to behave improperly

— mis·be·hav·er noun

mis·be·hav·ior noun : bad, improper, or rude behavior

Synonyms

malfeasance, misconduct, misdoing, wrongdoing—more at MISCONDUCT

mis·be·liev·er noun : one who holds a false or unorthodox belief

mis·brand verb : to brand falsely or in a misleading manner

misc abbreviation miscellaneous

mis·cal·cu·late verb : to calculate wrongly

— mis·cal·cu·la·tion noun

Synonyms

misconceive, misjudge, mistake; also misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand; overrate, overvalue; underestimate, underrate, undervalue; miscount

mis·call verb : MISNAME

mis·car·riage noun 1 : failure in the administration of justice

2 : spontaneous expulsion of a fetus before it is capable of independent life

mis·car·ry verb 1 : to have a miscarriage of a fetus

2 : to go wrong; also : to be unsuccessful

mis·ce·ge·na·tion noun [ORIGIN: L miscēre to mix + genus race]

: marriage, cohabitation, or sexual intercourse between persons of different races

mis·cel·la·neous adjective 1 : consisting of diverse things or members

2 : having various traits; also : dealing with or interested in diverse subjects

— mis·cel·la·neous·ly adverb

— mis·cel·la·neous·ness noun

Synonyms

assorted, heterogeneous, mixed, motley, varied; also manifold, multifarious; multiple, multiplex, myriad; disparate, divergent, diverse, sundry, various; chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disheveled, disordered, jumbled, littered, messed, messy, muddled; amalgamated, blended, combined, conglomerated, fused, incorporated, intermingled, intermixed, merged, mingled; unclassified, unsorted

Antonyms

homogeneous

mis·cel·la·ny noun, plural -nies 1 : a collection of writings on various subjects

2 : a mixture of various things : HODGEPODGE

Synonyms

[1] album, anthology, compilation—more at ANTHOLOGY

[2] assortment, clutter, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, litter, medley, mélange, motley, muddle, potpourri, rummage, scramble, shuffle, tumble, variety, welter; also notions, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregation, conglomeration; catchall, patchwork; admixture, amalgam, blend, combination, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix, mixture; chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, mess, muddle, shambles; knot, snarl, tangle

mis·chance noun 1 : bad luck

2 : a piece of bad luck; also : an unfortunate accident

Synonyms

[1, 2] adversity, knock, misadventure, misfortune, mishap—more at MISFORTUNE

mis·chief noun [ORIGIN: ME meschief, fr. AF, misfortune, hardship, fr. OF meschever to come out badly, fr. mes- badly + chief head, end]

1 : injury caused by a particular agent

2 : a source of harm or irritation; especially : a person who causes mischief

3 a : action that annoys

b : the quality or state of being mischievous : MISCHIEVOUSNESS

Synonyms

[2] devil, hellion, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp, urchin—more at SCAMP

[3a, b] devilishness, impishness,