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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Mis'an-thrōpe or Mis-ăn'thro-pist, n. p. 842A hater of mankind.Mis'an-thrŏp'ic or Mis'an-thrŏp'ic-al, a. p. 842Hating, or having a dislike to, mankind.Mis-ăn’thro-pŏs, n. p. 842A hater of mankind; a misanthrope. [Obs.] Shak.Mis-ăn’thro-py, n. p. 842Hatred or dislike to mankind;—opposed to philanthropy.Mis-ăp/plī-cā/tion, n. p. 842A wrong application; an application to a wrong person or purpose.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.Mis'ap-pre'ci-ā'ted, a. p. 843Improperly appreciated.Mis-ăp'pre-hēnd', v. t. p. 843To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand.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.Mis-äp/pre-hĕn’sive-ly, adv. p. 843By, or with, misapprehension.Mis'ap-prō'pri-ā'tion, n. p. 843Wrong appropriation.Mis-ar-rānge′, v. t. p. 843To place in a wrong order, or improper manner.Mis'ar-rānge'ment, n. p. 843Wrong arrangement.Mis'as-crībe', v. t. p. 843To ascribe falsely or erroneously.Mis'as-sāy', v. t. p. 843To assay, try, or attempt improperly. [Obs.] Browne.Mĭs'as-sīgn', v. t. p. 843To assign erroneously.Mis'et-tēnd', v. t. p. 843To disregard. [Obs.]Mis-beār’, v. i. p. 843To behave or bear one’s self improperly; to misbehave. [Obs.]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.Mis'be-cōm'ing-ly, adv. p. 843In a misbecoming manner.Mis'/be-cōm'ing-ness, n. p. 843Unbecomingness; unsuitableness. Boyle.Mis-bēde', v. t. p. 843To wrong; to do injury to. [Obs.]Mis'be-fit'ting, a. p. 843Not befitting.Mis/be-gŏt’ or Mis/be-gŏt’ten, p. a. p. 843Unlawfully or irregularly begotten.Mis'/be-hā've', v. i. p. 843To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly;—often used with a reciprocal pronoun.Mis-be-hāved’,, a. p. 843Guilty of ill behavior; ill-bred; rude. Shak.Mis'be-hāv'ior, n. p. 843Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill-conduct. Addison.Mis'be-lief', n. p. 843Erroneous belief; false religion.Mis'be-lē've', v. t. p. 843To believe erroneously. Shak.Mis'be-lēv'er, n. p. 843One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.Mis'be-seem', v. t. p. 843To suit ill.Mis'be-stōw', v. t. p. 843To bestow improperly. Milton.Mis'bŏrn, a. p. 843Born to evil or misfortune. Spenser.Mis-cāl′cu-lāte, v. t. p. 843To calculate erroneously. Arbuthnot.Mis-cāl'cu-lā'tion, n. p. 843Erroneous calculation.Mis-call', v. t. p. 843To call by a wrong name; to name improperly; to abuse; to revile. Spenser.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…Mis-cär'riage-a-ble, a. p. 843Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.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…Mis-cāst’, v. t. p. 843To cast or reckon erroneously.Mis-cāst', n. p. 843An erroneous cast or reckoning.Mis'ce-ge-nā'tion, n. p. 843A mixing of races; amalgamation. ☞ A recent and ill-formed word. It should be miscegeneration.Mis'cel-la-nā'ri-an, a. p. 843Belonging to miscellanies; of miscellanies. “Miscellanarian authors.” Shaftesbury.Mis'cel-la-nā'ri-an, n. p. 843A writer of miscellanies.Mis'cel-lāne, n. p. 843A mixture of two or more sorts of grain;—now called maslin and meslin.Mis'cel-lā'ne-ā, n. pl. p. 843A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.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.Mis'cel-lā'ne-oüs-ly, adv. p. 843With variety or mixture.Mis'cel-lā'ne-oūs-ness, n. p. 843The state of being miscellaneous.Mis'cel-la-nīst, n. p. 843A writer of miscellanies; a miscellanarian.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.Mis'cel-la-ny, a. p. 843Miscellaneous. [Obs.] Bacon.Mis-cĕn'ter or Mis-cĕn'tre, v. t. p. 843To center, or place amiss. [Obs.] Donne.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…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.Mis-chär'ge', v. t. p. 843To mistake in charging, as an account.Mis-chärge', n. p. 843A mistake in charging, as an account; an erroneous entry in an account.Mis'chief, n. p. 843Evil produced or effected, whether with or without intention; injury caused by heedlessness, folly, or perversity; harm, trouble, or vexation coming from human agency; hurt; damage; often, trivial…Mis’chief, v. t. p. 843To do mischief or harm to; to hurt; to injure; to trouble; to vex. [Obs.] And being divided into regiments and brigades, were the only arms that mischieved us in all those battles and encounters.…