Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MIS-LAY'ER, n.

One that lays in a wrong place; one that loses. Bacon.

MIS-LAY'ING, ppr.

Laying in a wrong place, or place not remembered; losing.

MIS-LE, v.i. [mis'l.; from mist, and properly mistle.]

To rain in very fine drops, like a thick dust. Gay. Derham.

MIS-LEAD, v.t. [pret. and pp. misled; See Lead.]

To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive. Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you. Bacon. But of the two, less dangerous is th' offense, / To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Pope.

MIS-LEAD-ER, n.

One who leads into error.

MIS-LEAD-ING, n.

A misguiding.

MIS-LEAD-ING, ppr.

Leading into error; causing to err; deceiving.

MIS-LEARN-ED, a. [mislern'ed.]

Not learned correctly.

MIS-LED', pp. [of mislead.]

Led into error; led a wrong way. – To give due light / To the misled and lonely traveler. Milton.

MIS-LIKE', n.

Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.

MIS-LIKE, v.t.

To dislike; to disapprove; to have aversion to; as, to mislike a man or an opinion. Ralegh. Sidney. [For this word, dislike is generally used.]

MIS-LIK'ED, pp.

Disliked; disapproved.

MIS-LIK'ER, n.

One that dislikes.

MIS-LIK'ING, ppr.

Disliking; disapproving.

MIS'LIN, n. [See MESLIN.]

MIS-LIVE, v.i. [misilv'.]

To live amiss. [Not used.] Spenser.

MIS-LUCK', n.

Ill luck; misfortune.

MIS'LY, a. [See Misle and Mist.]

Raining in very small drops.

MIS-MAN'AGE, v.i.

To behave ill; to conduct amiss.

MIS-MAN'AGE, v.t.

To manage ill; to administer improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.

MIS-MAN'AG-ED, pp.

Ill managed or conducted.

MIS-MAN'AGE-MENT, n.

Ill or or improper management; ill conduct; as, the mismanagement of public, or private affairs.

MIS-MAN'A-GER, n.

One that manages-ill. Burke.

MIS-MAN'AG-ING, ppr.

Managing ill.

MIS-MARK, v.t.

To mark with the wrong token; to mark erroneously. Collier.