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  MIS

  abbreviation

  management information system.
• mis-
  mis-

  a prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning “ill,” “mistaken,” “wrong,” “wrongly,” “incorrectly,” or simply negating.

MIS

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. management information system.

2. multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

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mis- ² American  

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

   mistrial; misprint; mistrust.

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mis- ³ American  

1. variant of miso- before some vowels.

   misanthrope.

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mis- ¹ British  

prefix

1. wrong, bad, or erroneous; wrongly, badly, or erroneously

   misunderstanding

   misfortune

   misspelling

   mistreat

   mislead

2. lack of; not

   mistrust

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mis- ² British  

prefix

1. a variant of miso-

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Etymology

Origin of mis-

Middle English; Old English mis ( se )-; cognate with German miss-, Gothic missa- ( see miss ¹; ); often replacing Middle English mes- < Old French < West Germanic *mis ( s )-

Example Sentences

"We identified that we were not fully compliant with the MIS scheme," said Magnus Harrison, the trust's chief medical officer.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

“I’m very proud of all the MIS soldiers not only during combat, but also during the occupation.”

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

“We do know that weeks after last winter’s surge, we saw a huge increase in MIS cases, so it remains prudent to do everything you can to avoid getting infected,” Ferrer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2022

MIS was first described in May 2020 in a letter published in the British journal The Lancet.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021

Mary looked up the number for MIS Services, the technical magi- cians in the basement who keep the 3100 Congressional computers alive.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn