Dictionary
mis-
prefix
: badly : wrongly
: bad : wrong
: opposite or lack of
Full Definition of MIS-
1
a : badly : wrongly <misjudge> b : unfavorably <misesteem> c : in a suspicious manner <misdoubt>
2
: bad : wrong <misdeed>
3
: opposite or lack of <mistrust>
4
: not <misknow>
- mis·act
- mis·ad·dress
- mis·ad·just
- mis·ad·min·is·tra·tion
- mis·ad·vise
- mis·aim
- mis·align
- mis·align·ment
- mis·al·lo·cate
- mis·al·lo·ca·tion
- mis·anal·y·sis
- mis·ap·pli·ca·tion
- mis·ap·ply
- mis·ap·prais·al
- mis·ar·tic·u·late
- mis·as·sem·ble
- mis·as·sump·tion
- mis·at·trib·ute
- mis·at·tri·bu·tion
- mis·bal·ance
- mis·be·have
- mis·be·hav·er
- mis·be·hav·ior
- mis·bound
- mis·but·ton
- mis·cal·cu·late
- mis·cal·cu·la·tion
- mis·cap·tion
- mis·cat·a·log
- mis·chan·nel
- mis·char·ac·ter·i·za·tion
- mis·char·ac·ter·ize
- mis·charge
- mis·choice
- mis·ci·ta·tion
- mis·clas·si·fi·ca·tion
- mis·clas·si·fy
- mis·code
- mis·com·pre·hen·sion
- mis·com·pu·ta·tion
- mis·com·pute
- mis·con·ceive
- mis·con·ceiv·er
- mis·con·cep·tion
- mis·con·nect
- mis·con·nec·tion
- mis·con·struc·tion
- mis·con·strue
- mis·copy
- mis·cor·re·la·tion
- mis·count
- mis·cre·ate
- mis·cre·a·tion
- mis·cut
- mis·date
- mis·deem
- mis·de·fine
- mis·de·scribe
- mis·de·scrip·tion
- mis·de·vel·op
- mis·di·ag·nose
- mis·di·ag·no·sis
- mis·dial
- mis·dis·tri·bu·tion
- mis·di·vi·sion
- mis·draw
- mis·ed·u·cate
- mis·ed·u·ca·tion
- mis·em·pha·sis
- mis·em·pha·size
- mis·em·ploy
- mis·em·ploy·ment
- mis·es·ti·mate
- mis·es·ti·ma·tion
- mis·eval·u·ate
- mis·eval·u·a·tion
- mis·feed
- mis·field
- mis·file
- mis·fo·cus
- mis·func·tion
- mis·gauge
- mis·gov·ern
- mis·gov·ern·ment
- mis·grade
- mis·iden·ti·fi·ca·tion
- mis·iden·ti·fy
- mis·in·form
- mis·in·for·ma·tion
- mis·kick
- mis·la·bel
- mis·learn
- mis·lo·cate
- mis·lo·ca·tion
- mis·man·age
- mis·man·age·ment
- mis·mark
- mis·mar·riage
- mis·match
- mis·mate
- mis·mea·sure
- mis·mea·sure·ment
- mis·or·der
- mis·ori·ent
- mis·ori·en·ta·tion
- mis·pack·age
- mis·per·ceive
- mis·per·cep·tion
- mis·plan
- mis·po·si·tion
- mis·print
- mis·pro·gram
- mis·quo·ta·tion
- mis·quote
- mis·reck·on
- mis·rec·ol·lec·tion
- mis·re·cord
- mis·ref·er·ence
- mis·reg·is·ter
- mis·reg·is·tra·tion
- mis·re·late
- mis·re·mem·ber
- mis·ren·der
- mis·re·port
- mis·route
- mis·set
- mis·shape
- mis·shap·en
- mis·shap·en·ly
- mis·sort
- mis·strike
- mis·throw
- mis·time
- mis·ti·tle
- mis·train
- mis·tran·scribe
- mis·tran·scrip·tion
- mis·trans·late
- mis·trans·la·tion
- mis·truth
- mis·tune
- mis·type
- mis·uti·li·za·tion
- mis·vo·cal·i·za·tion
- mis·write
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Origin of MIS-
partly from Middle English, from Old English; partly from Middle English mes-, mis-, from Anglo-French mes-, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English mis-; akin to Old English missan to miss
MISINFORMATION Defined for Kids
mis-
prefix
Definition of MIS- for Kids
1
: in a way that is bad or wrong <misjudge>
2
: bad : wrong <misfortune>
3
: opposite or lack of <mistrust>
Medical Dictionary
mis-
prefix
Medical Definition of MIS-
: badly : wrongly <misdiagnose>
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