Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MIS-GOV'ERN, v.t.

To govern ill; to administer unfaithfully. Solyman charged him bitterly that he had misgoverned the state. Knolles.

MIS-GOV'ERN-ANCE, n.

Ill government; disorder; irregularity. Spenser.

MIS-GOV'ERN-ED, pp.

1. Ill governed; badly administered.
2. Rude; unrestrained; as rude, misgoverned hands. Shak.

MIS-GOV'ERN-MENT, n.

1. Ill administration of public affairs. Ralegh.
2. Ill management in private affairs. Taylor.
3. Irregularity; disorder. Shak.

MIS-GRAFF', v.t.

To graft amiss.

MIS-GRAFT'ED, pp.

Grafted amiss.

MIS-GROUND', v.t.

To found erroneously.

MIS-GUID'ANCE, n.

Wrong direction; guidance into error. South.

MIS-GUIDE', v.t.

To lead or guide into error; to direct ill; as, to misguide the understanding or mind. Locke. Pope.

MIS-GUID'ED, pp.

Led astray by evil counsel or wrong direction; as, a misguided prince. Prior.

MIS-GUID'ING, n.

The act of misleading.

MIS-GUID'ING, ppr.

Giving wrong direction to; leading into error.

MIS-GUID'ING-LY, adv.

In a way to mislead.

MIS'GUM, or MIS'GURN, n.

An anguilliform fish about the size of a common eel. Dict. Nat. Hist.

MIS-HAP', n.

Ill chance; evil accident; ill luck; misfortune. Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. Shak.

MIS-HAP'PEN, v.i.

To happen ill. Spenser.

MIS-HEAR', v.t.

To mistake in hearing.

MIS-HEAR'-ED, pp.

Heard mistakenly, or imperfectly.

MISH'NA, n.

A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture.

MISH'NIC, a.

Pertaining or relating to the mishna. Enfield. Encyc.

MIS-IM-PROVE', v.t. [misimproov'.]

To improve to a bad purpose; to abuse; as, to misimprove time, talents, advantages.

MIS-IM-PROV'ED, pp.

Used to a bad purpose.

MIS-IM-PROVE'MENT, n. [misimproov'ment.]

Ill use or employment; improvement to a bad purpose.

MIS-IN-FER', v.t.

To draw a wrong inference. Hooker.

MIS-IN-FORM', v.t.

To give erroneous information to; to communicate an incorrect statement of facts. Bacon.