Words from this root (28)
misuse
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/mɪsˈjus/
the wrong or improper use of something
mishap
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/ˈmɪsˌhæp/
an unlucky accident, usually minor
misdeed
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/ˌmɪsˈdid/
a wicked or illegal act; a wrongdoing
misdoing
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/ˌmɪsˈduɪŋ/
a wrong or improper action; misconduct
misinform
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/ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔrm/
to give someone false or misleading information
mistrust
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/ˌmɪsˈtrʌst/
lack of trust or confidence; to regard with suspicion
miscarriage
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/ˈmɪsˌkɛrɪdʒ/
the loss of a pregnancy; a failure or mismanagement of something
misguide
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/mɪsˈɡaɪd/
to lead in the wrong direction; to mislead
misshapen
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/mɪsˈʃeɪpən/
badly or abnormally formed; deformed
mistakable
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/mɪˈsteɪkəbəl/
liable to be misunderstood or confused with something else
misadventurous
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/ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃərəs/
marked by misfortune or unlucky mishap
misapprehension
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/ˌmɪsˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən/
a mistaken belief or misunderstanding
misbelief
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/ˌmɪsbəˈlif/
a wrong or false belief; a heretical opinion
miscalculation
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/ˌmɪsˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/
an error in reckoning, judgment, or estimation
misconceive
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/ˌmɪskənˈsiv/
to understand or interpret wrongly
misdirection
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/ˌmɪsdəˈrɛkʃən/
the act of directing wrongly or diverting attention to deceive
misfit
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/ˈmɪsˌfɪt/
a person poorly suited to their environment or situation
misfortunate
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/ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənət/
unlucky; afflicted by misfortune
misfortuned
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/ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənd/
beset by misfortune; ill-fated
misgiving
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/mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/
a feeling of doubt, apprehension, or distrust
misidentify
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/ˌmɪsaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
to identify wrongly or incorrectly
mislay
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/mɪsˈleɪ/
to put something in a place later forgotten; lose temporarily
misperform
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/ˌmɪspərˈfɔrm/
to perform incorrectly or fail to carry out properly
mispersuade
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/ˌmɪspərˈsweɪd/
to persuade by false or mistaken reasoning; lead astray
mispronounce
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/ˌmɪsprəˈnaʊns/
to pronounce a word incorrectly
misrepresent
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/ˌmɪsˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
to give a false or misleading account of something
misshape
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/mɪsˈʃeɪp/
to give a wrong or deformed shape to something
misstep
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/ˈmɪsˌstɛp/
a clumsy or unwise action; a mistake