List of word with mis-
Word | Definition |
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Mislead | To lead in the wrong direction; deceive. |
Mistake | An action or judgment that is misguided or wrong. |
Misunderstand | To interpret incorrectly. |
Misplace | To put in the wrong location. |
Misinterpret | To understand wrongly. |
Misjudge | To form a wrong opinion about someone or something. |
Misuse | To use incorrectly or inappropriately. |
Misbehave | To behave badly or improperly. |
Misfit | A person or thing that does not fit in. |
Misfire | To fail to discharge properly (gun, engine). |
Misinform | To provide incorrect or misleading information. |
Misconduct | Improper or unacceptable behavior. |
Misquote | To quote incorrectly. |
Misprint | A mistake in printed text. |
Miscalculate | To calculate wrongly. |
Misread | To read incorrectly. |
Misreport | To report incorrectly. |
Misrepresent | To give a false or misleading account. |
Misdiagnose | To diagnose incorrectly. |
Misapply | To use something incorrectly. |
Misinterpretation | The act of interpreting something wrongly. |
Misconception | An incorrect view or opinion based on faulty thinking. |
Misogyny | Dislike or prejudice against women. |
Misadventure | An unfortunate incident; mishap. |
Miscommunication | Failure to communicate ideas successfully. |
Misdirection | Directing someone in the wrong direction. |
Misanthrope | A person who dislikes and avoids people. |
Misnomer | A wrong or inaccurate name or label. |
Misguided | Showing faulty judgment. |
Mishap | An unlucky accident. |
Misleading | Giving a false impression. |
Misinformation | False or inaccurate information. |
Misstatement | A false or misleading statement. |
Misapprehend | To misunderstand. |
Miscast | To assign someone to an unsuitable role. |
Misconstrue | To interpret wrongly. |
Miscount | To count incorrectly. |
Misdeed | A wicked or illegal act. |
Misdemeanor | A minor wrongdoing. |
Misdirect | To direct wrongly. |
Misidentify | To identify wrongly. |
Misspell | To spell incorrectly. |
Misspeak | To speak incorrectly. |
Misunderstood | Not correctly understood. |
Misremember | To remember incorrectly. |
Misalignment | Incorrect arrangement or positioning. |
Misalliance | An unsuitable or unworkable alliance. |
Misarrange | To arrange wrongly. |
Misassumption | An incorrect assumption. |
Misattribute | To wrongly assign cause or origin. |
Misbalance | To balance incorrectly. |
Misbelief | A false belief or opinion. |
Miscarriage | Failure of a plan; or loss of pregnancy. |
Miscarry | To fail to achieve the intended result. |
Mischarge | To charge incorrectly. |
Misconstruction | A misunderstanding. |
Misdistribution | Incorrect distribution. |
Misemploy | To employ improperly. |
Misestimate | To estimate wrongly. |
Misfunction | To function incorrectly. |
Misgovern | To govern badly. |
Misguide | To guide wrongly. |
Mishandle | To handle wrongly. |
Mishear | To hear wrongly. |
Mislabel | To label wrongly. |
Mismanage | To manage poorly. |
Mismatched | Not properly matched. |
Mismate | To pair incorrectly. |
Mismeasure | To measure wrongly. |
Misname | To name incorrectly. |
Misplay | To play wrongly. |
Mispronounce | To pronounce wrongly. |
Misrecord | To record wrongly. |
Misrule | To rule badly. |
Misspend | To spend unwisely. |
Mistimed | Done at the wrong time. |
Mistreat | To treat cruelly or badly. |
Misarranged | Arranged incorrectly. |
Misestimated | Estimated incorrectly. |
Misaligned | Not aligned correctly. |
Misconstrued | Misinterpreted; misunderstood. |
Misapplied | Used incorrectly. |
Misused | Used in the wrong way. |
Misremembered | Remembered incorrectly. |
Mispronounced | Pronounced incorrectly. |
Miscasted | Cast incorrectly. |
Misfunctioned | Functioned improperly. |
Misbelieved | Held a false belief. |
Misreported | Reported inaccurately. |
Mismarked | Marked wrongly. |
Misfocused | Focused incorrectly. |
Misestimated | Estimated inaccurately. |
Misled | Deceived; led in the wrong direction. |
Misjudged | Judged wrongly. |
Misaligned | Improperly arranged or positioned. |
Misfired | Failed to work correctly. |
Misdealt | Dealt with wrongly. |
Misdirected | Directed to the wrong place. |
Mislabeled | Labeled incorrectly. |
Miswrote | Wrote incorrectly. |
Misoperated | Operated wrongly. |
Mislit | Lit wrongly. |
Mismatched | Paired inappropriately. |
Misfielded | Fielded poorly (sports or task). |
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