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mis-Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: mis-1 ▶prefix (added to verbs and their derivatives) wrongly: misapply. ■ badly: mismanage. ■ unsuitably: misname. – origin OE, of Gmc origin. Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: mis-2 ▶prefix occurring in a few words adopted from French expressing a sense with negative force: misadventure. 'mis-' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "mis-" in the title: (mis)performance Do you you family name after "miss" or only after "mis"/"Mrs." have to be Kelly Clarkson "mis independent" good - use of good I might have mis-seen mal-;-mis friend mis-selling People mis-interpred my email The word banquet in the U. S. A. [mis-spelled as banquette in post #1] use of prefix mis + verb Look up "mis-" at Merriam-Webster Look up "mis-" at dictionary.com In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic |
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