Dictionary: MIR'ZA – MIS-AP-PLY'ING

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MIR'ZA, n. [Persic Emir-zadeh, son of the prince.]

The common style of honor in Persia, preceding the surname of an individual. When appended to the surname it signifies prince.

MIS, n. [a prefix, denotes error, or erroneous, wrong, from the verb miss, to err, to go wrong, Goth. missa; Sax. mis, from missian, to err, to deviate or wander; D. mis, missen; G. miss, missen; Dan. mis, mister; Sw. mis, mista; W. mêth, a failing, a miss; Fr. mes, or me, in composition; It. mis.]

MIS-AC-CEP-TA'TION, n.

The act of taking or understanding in a wrong sense.

MIS-AD-VEN'TURE, n.

  1. Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; an unlucky accident.
  2. In law, homicide by misadventure, is when a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another. This is called excusable homicide. Blackstone.

MIS-AD-VEN'TUR-ED, a.

Unfortunate. Shak.

MIS-AD-VEN'TUR-OUS, a.

Pertaining to misadventure. [Coleridge. 1841]

MIS-AD-VIS'ED, a. [See Advise.]

Ill advised; ill directed. Johnson.

MIS-AF-FECT', v.t.

To dislike.

MIS-AF-FECT'ED, a.

Ill disposed.

MIS-AF-FIRM', v.t.

To affirm incorrectly.

MIS-AF-FIRM'ED, pp.

Affirmed incorrectly.

MIS-AIM-ED, a.

Not rightly aimed or directed. Spenser.

MIS-AL-LEDGE', v.t. [misallej'.]

To state erroneously.

MIS-AL-LEDG'ED, pp.

Stated erroneously.

MIS-AL-LE-GA'TION, n.

Erroneous statement.

MIS-AL-LI'ANCE, a.

Improper association.

MIS-AL-LIED, a.

Ill allied or associated. Burke.

MIS-AL-LOT'MENT, n.

A wrong allotment.

MIS'AN-THROPE, or MIS-AN'THRO-PIST, n. [Gr. μιςανθρωπος, μισεω, to hate, and ανθρωπος, man.]

A hater of mankind. Swift.

MIS-AN-THROP'IC, or MIS-AN-THROP'IC-AL, a.

Hating or having a dislike to mankind. Walsh.

MIS-AN'THRO-PY, n.

Hatred or dislike to mankind; opposed to philanthropy

MIS-AP-PLI-CA'TION, n.

A wrong application; an application to a wrong person or purpose.

MIS-AP-PLI'ED, pp.

Applied to a wrong person or purpose.

MIS-AP-PLY', v.t.

To apply to a wrong person or purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply our talents or exertions; to misapply public money.

MIS-AP-PLY'ING, ppr.

Applying to a wrong person or purpose.