Other definitions for mis- (2 of 3)

mis-1

  1. a prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning “ill,” “mistaken,” “wrong,” “wrongly,” “incorrectly,” or simply negating: mistrial; misprint; mistrust.

Origin of mis-

2
Middle English; Old English mis(se)-; cognate with German miss-,Gothic missa- (see miss1;); often replacing Middle English mes-<Old French <West Germanic *mis(s)-

Other definitions for mis- (3 of 3)

mis-2

  1. variant of miso- before some vowels: misanthrope.

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How to use MIS in a sentence

  • MIS' Calvert, she saw you in a lane, or somethin', and fetched you back to that Baltimore city where the both of you lived.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • MIS' Calvert, the old lady, she sent me to fetch this basket o' garden sass to MIS' Chester: an' this letter was for you, sir.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • Thus the highest court in New York declared that an unincorporated lodge, which had been MIS-managed, was not a partnership.

  • I want MIS' Calvert to taste it, an' when she does she'll say she never knew before what cherry pie could be!

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • MIS' Spencer, you set that cherry pie o' yourn on this particular spot an' figure of this table-cloth!

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for mis- (1 of 2)

mis-1

prefix
  1. wrong, bad, or erroneous; wrongly, badly, or erroneously: misunderstanding; misfortune; misspelling; mistreat; mislead

  2. lack of; not: mistrust

Origin of mis-

1
Old English mis (se) -; related to Middle English mes-, from Old French mes-; compare Old High German missa-, Old Norse mis-

British Dictionary definitions for mis- (2 of 2)

mis-2

prefix
  1. a variant of miso-

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