MISBELIEVING
MISBELIE'VING, adjective Believing erroneously; irreligious.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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MISBESEEM
MISBESEE'M, verb transitive To suit ill.
MISBESTOW
MISBESTOW, verb transitive To bestow improperly.
MISBORN
MIS'BORN, adjective Born to evil.
MISCALCULATE
MISCAL'CULATE, verb transitive To calculate erroneously.
MISCALCULATED
MISCAL'CULATED, participle passive Erroneously calculated.
MISCALCULATING
MISCAL'CULATING, participle present tense Committing errors in calculation.
MISCALCULATION
MISCALCULA'TION, noun Erroneous calculation.
MISCALL
MISCALL', verb transitive To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.
MISCALLED
MISCALL'ED, participle passive Misnamed.
MISCALLING
MISCALL'ING, participle present tense Misnaming.
MISCARRIAGE
MISCAR'RIAGE, noun Unfortunate event of an undertaking; failure.When a counselor, to save himself,Would lay miscarriages upon his prince.1. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavio...
MISCARRY
MISCAR'RY, verb intransitive To fail of the intended effect; not to succeed; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat; applied to persons or undertakings, and to things. We say, a p...
MISCARRYING
MISCAR'RYING, participle present tense Failing of the intended effect; suffering abortion. Hosea 9.
MISCAST
MISC'AST, verb transitive To cast or reckon erroneously.MISC'AST, participle passive Erroneously cast or reckoned.MISC'AST, noun An erroneous cast or reckoning.
MISCASTING
MISC'ASTING, participle present tense Casting or reckoning erroneously.
MISCELLANARIAN
MISCELLANA'RIAN, adjective [See Miscellany.]Belonging to miscellanies; of miscellanies.Miscellanarian authors.MISCELLANA'RIAN, noun A writer of miscellanies.
MISCELLANE
MIS'CELLANE, noun [Latin miscellaneus.] A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; now called meslin.
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLA'NEOUS, adjective [Latin miscellaneus, from misceo, to mix.]Mixed; mingled; consisting of several kinds; as a miscellaneous publication; a miscellaneous rabble.
MISCELLANEOUSNESS
MISCELLA'NEOUSNESS, noun The state of being mixed; composition of various kinds.
MISCELLANY
MIS'CELLANY, noun [Latin miscellanea, from misceo, to mix.]1. A mass or mixture of various kinds; particularly,2. A book or pamphlet containing a collection of compositions on v...
MISCENTER
MISCEN'TER, verb transitive To place amiss. [Not in use.]
MISCHANCE
MISCH'ANCE, noun Ill luck; ill fortune; misfortune; mishap; misadventure.It is a man's unhappiness, his mischance or calamity, but not his fault.
MISCHARACTERIZE
MISCHAR'ACTERIZE, verb transitive [See Character.] To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to.They totally mischaracterize the action.
MISCHARGE
MISCH'ARGE, verb transitive To mistake in charging, as an account.MISCH'ARGE, noun A mistake in charging, as an account; an erroneous entry in an account.
MISCHIEF
MIS'CHIEF, noun1. Harm; hurt; injury; damage; evil, whether intended or not. A new law is made to remedy the mischief2. Intentional injury; harm or damage done by design.Thy ton...
MISCHIEF-MAKER
MIS'CHIEF-MAKER, noun One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity.