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MIS

abbreviation

management information system.

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Definition for MIS (2 of 3)

mis-1

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

Origin of mis-

1
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)-

Definition for MIS (3 of 3)

mis-2

variant of miso- before some vowels: misanthrope.
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British Dictionary definitions for MIS (1 of 2)

mis-1

prefix

wrong, bad, or erroneous; wrongly, badly, or erroneouslymisunderstanding; misfortune; misspelling; mistreat; mislead
lack of; notmistrust

Word Origin for mis-

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

a variant of miso-
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Medical definitions for MIS (1 of 2)

mis- 22

pref.

Variant ofmiso-

Medical definitions for MIS (2 of 2)

mis- 11

pref.

Bad; badly; wrong; wrongly:misdiagnosis.
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