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— mi·sog·y·nis·tic adjective

mis·ori·ent verb : to orient improperly or incorrectly

— mis·ori·en·ta·tion noun

mis·place verb 1 : to put in a wrong or unremembered place

2 : to set on a wrong object <~ trust>

mis·play noun : a wrong or unskillful play

— mis·play verb

mis·print noun : a mistake in printed matter

— mis·print verb

mis·pro·nounce verb : to pronounce incorrectly

— mis·pro·nun·ci·a·tion noun

mis·quote verb : to quote incorrectly

— mis·quo·ta·tion noun

mis·read verb -read ; -read·ing : to read or interpret incorrectly

Synonyms

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

mis·rep·re·sent verb : to represent falsely or unfairly

— mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tion noun

Synonyms

color, distort, falsify, garble, misinterpret, misstate, pervert, twist, warp—more at GARBLE

1misrule verb : to rule incompetently : MISGOVERN

Synonyms

misconduct, misgovern, mishandle, mismanage—more at MISMANAGE

2misrule noun 1 : MISGOVERNMENT

2 : DISORDER

1miss verb 1 : to fail to hit, reach, or contact

2 : to feel the absence of

3 : to fail to obtain

4 : AVOID

5 : OMIT

6 : to fail to understand

7 : to fail to perform or attend; also : MISFIRE

Synonyms

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

2miss noun 1 : a failure to hit or to attain a result

2 : MISFIRE

3miss noun 1 cap — used as a title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl

2 : a young unmarried woman or girl

Miss abbreviation Mississippi

mis·sal noun : a book containing all that is said or sung at mass during the entire year

mis·send verb : to send incorrectly

mis·shap·en adjective : badly shaped : having an ugly shape

Synonyms

deformed, distorted, malformed, monstrous, shapeless—more at MALFORMED

mis·sile noun [ORIGIN: L, fr. neut. of missilis capable of being thrown, fr. mittere to let go, send]

: an object (as a stone, bullet, or rocket) thrown or projected usu. so as to strike a target

miss·ing adjective : not present or available; also : in an unknown location

Synonyms

absent, away, out—more at ABSENT

absent, nonexistent, wanting—more at ABSENT

gone, lost—more at LOST

mis·sion noun 1 : a group of missionaries; also : a place where missionaries work

2 : a group of envoys to a foreign country; also : a team of specialists or cultural leaders sent to a foreign country

3 : a specific task with which a person or a group is charged

Synonyms

assignment, charge, job, operation, post; also burden, chore, duty, need, obligation, requirement, responsibility; labor, work; commitment, pledge, promise; appointment, designation, nomination; compulsion, constraint, restraint

1missionary adjective : of, relating to, or engaged in missions

2missionary noun, plural -ar·ies : a person commissioned by a church to spread its faith or carry on humanitarian work

mis·sion·er noun : MISSIONARY

Mis·sis·sip·pi·an adjective : of, relating to, or being the period of the Paleozoic era between the Devonian and the Pennsylvanian

— Mississippian noun

mis·sive noun : a written communication : LETTER

Synonyms

dispatch, letter, memorandum, note—more at LETTER

mis·speak verb : to say imperfectly or incorrectly

mis·spell verb : to spell incorrectly

— mis·spell·ing noun

mis·spend verb -spent ; -spend·ing : to spend wrongly : WASTE, SQUANDER

Synonyms

blow, dissipate, fritter, lavish, run through, spend, squander, throw away, waste—more at WASTE

mis·state verb : to state incorrectly

— mis·state·ment noun

Synonyms

color, distort, falsify, garble, misinterpret, misrepresent, pervert, twist, warp—more at GARBLE

mis·step noun 1 : a wrong step

2 : a mistake in judgment or action : BLUNDER

Synonyms

blunder, error, fault, flub, fumble, goof, lapse, miscue, mistake, oversight, slip, stumble—more at ERROR

1mist noun 1 : water in the form of