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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Mis'al-lēge', v. t.p. 842To state erroneously.
  2. Mis'al-li'ance, n.p. 842Improper association; especially, an improper or degrading connection by marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station. A Leigh had made a misalliance, and blushed A Howard should know…
  3. Mis'al-līed', a.p. 842Ill allied or associated.
  4. Mis'al-lōt'ment, n.p. 842A wrong allotment.
  5. Mis-al'ter, v. t.p. 842To alter wrongly or for the worse. [Obs.] These . . . have so misaltered the liturgy, that it can no more be known to be itself. Bp. Hall.
  6. Mis'an-thrōpe or Mis-ăn'thro-pist, n.p. 842A hater of mankind.
  7. Mis'an-thrŏp'ic or Mis'an-thrŏp'ic-al, a.p. 842Hating, or having a dislike to, mankind.
  8. Mis-ăn’thro-pŏs, n.p. 842A hater of mankind; a misanthrope. [Obs.] Shak.
  9. Mis-ăn’thro-py, n.p. 842Hatred or dislike to mankind;—opposed to philanthropy.
  10. Mis-ăp/plī-cā/tion, n.p. 842A wrong application; an application to a wrong person or purpose.
  11. Mis'ap-plý', v. t.p. 842To apply wrongly or to a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply our talents or exertions; to misapply public money.
  12. Mis'ap-pre'ci-ā'ted, a.p. 843Improperly appreciated.
  13. Mis-ăp'pre-hēnd', v. t.p. 843To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand.
  14. Mis-ăp/pre-hĕn'sion, n.p. 843A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning or of a fact. Syn.—Misconception; misunderstanding; mistaking; mistake.
  15. Mis-äp/pre-hĕn’sive-ly, adv.p. 843By, or with, misapprehension.
  16. Mis'ap-prō'pri-ā'tion, n.p. 843Wrong appropriation.
  17. Mis-ar-rānge′, v. t.p. 843To place in a wrong order, or improper manner.
  18. Mis'ar-rānge'ment, n.p. 843Wrong arrangement.
  19. Mis'as-crībe', v. t.p. 843To ascribe falsely or erroneously.
  20. Mis'as-sāy', v. t.p. 843To assay, try, or attempt improperly. [Obs.] Browne.
  21. Mĭs'as-sīgn', v. t.p. 843To assign erroneously.
  22. Mis'et-tēnd', v. t.p. 843To disregard. [Obs.]
  23. Mis-beār’, v. i.p. 843To behave or bear one’s self improperly; to misbehave. [Obs.]
  24. Mis'be-cōme', v. t.p. 843Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to. “Such drudgery as did not misbecome an honest man.” Macaulay. Thy father will not act what misbecomes him. Addison.
  25. Mis'be-cōm'ing-ly, adv.p. 843In a misbecoming manner.
  26. Mis'/be-cōm'ing-ness, n.p. 843Unbecomingness; unsuitableness. Boyle.
  27. Mis-bēde', v. t.p. 843To wrong; to do injury to. [Obs.]
  28. Mis'be-fit'ting, a.p. 843Not befitting.
  29. Mis/be-gŏt’ or Mis/be-gŏt’ten, p. a.p. 843Unlawfully or irregularly begotten.
  30. Mis'/be-hā've', v. i.p. 843To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly;—often used with a reciprocal pronoun.
  31. Mis-be-hāved’,, a.p. 843Guilty of ill behavior; ill-bred; rude. Shak.
  32. Mis'be-hāv'ior, n.p. 843Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill-conduct. Addison.
  33. Mis'be-lief', n.p. 843Erroneous belief; false religion.
  34. Mis'be-lē've', v. t.p. 843To believe erroneously. Shak.
  35. Mis'be-lēv'er, n.p. 843One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.
  36. Mis'be-seem', v. t.p. 843To suit ill.
  37. Mis'be-stōw', v. t.p. 843To bestow improperly. Milton.
  38. Mis'bŏrn, a.p. 843Born to evil or misfortune. Spenser.
  39. Mis-cāl′cu-lāte, v. t.p. 843To calculate erroneously. Arbuthnot.
  40. Mis-cāl'cu-lā'tion, n.p. 843Erroneous calculation.
  41. Mis-call', v. t.p. 843To call by a wrong name; to name improperly; to abuse; to revile. Spenser.
  42. Mis-cār'riage, n.p. 843Unfortunate event of an undertaking; failure. When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. Dryden. 2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and…
  43. Mis-cär'riage-a-ble, a.p. 843Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  44. Mis-căr'ry, v. t.p. 843To fail of the intended effect; not to succeed; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. My ships have all miscarried. Shak. 2. To fail; not to reach its destination; as, the letter miscarried. 3. To…
  45. Mis-cāst’, v. t.p. 843To cast or reckon erroneously.
  46. Mis-cāst', n.p. 843An erroneous cast or reckoning.
  47. Mis'ce-ge-nā'tion, n.p. 843A mixing of races; amalgamation. ☞ A recent and ill-formed word. It should be miscegeneration.
  48. Mis'cel-la-nā'ri-an, a.p. 843Belonging to miscellanies; of miscellanies. “Miscellanarian authors.” Shaftesbury.
  49. Mis'cel-la-nā'ri-an, n.p. 843A writer of miscellanies.
  50. Mis'cel-lāne, n.p. 843A mixture of two or more sorts of grain;—now called maslin and meslin.
  51. Mis'cel-lā'ne-ā, n. pl.p. 843A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.
  52. Mis'cel-lā'ne-ōŭs, a.p. 843Mixed; mingled; consisting of several kinds; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous publication; a miscellaneous rabble. Milton.
  53. Mis'cel-lā'ne-oüs-ly, adv.p. 843With variety or mixture.
  54. Mis'cel-lā'ne-oūs-ness, n.p. 843The state of being miscellaneous.
  55. Mis'cel-la-nīst, n.p. 843A writer of miscellanies; a miscellanarian.
  56. Mĭs'cel-la-ny, n.p. 843A mass or mixture of various kinds; a medley. 2. Especially, a collection of compositions on various subjects; a collection of various compositions.
  57. Mis'cel-la-ny, a.p. 843Miscellaneous. [Obs.] Bacon.
  58. Mis-cĕn'ter or Mis-cĕn'tre, v. t.p. 843To center, or place amiss. [Obs.] Donne.
  59. Mis-chăn'ce, n.p. 843Ill luck; ill fortune; misfortune; mishap; misadventure. It is a man's unhappiness, his mischance or calamity, but not his fault. South. Syn.—Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity…
  60. Mis-chär'æ-ter-ize, v. t.p. 843To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. They totally mischaracterize the action. Eton.