Webster's Dictionary 1913

3619

Misbelief

Mis′be‐lief″ (?), n. Erroneous or false belief.

3620

Misbelieve

Mis′be‐lieve″ (�), v. i. To believe erroneously, or in a false religion. “That misbelieving Moor.” Shak.

3621

Misbeliever

Mis′be‐liev″er (?), n. One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion. Shak.

3622

Misbeseem

Mis′be‐seem″ (?), v. t. To suit ill.

3623

Misbestow

Mis′be‐stow″ (?), v. t. To bestow improperly.

3624

Misbestowal

Mis′be‐stow″al (?), n. The act of misbestowing.

3625

Misbileve

Mis′bi‐leve″ (?), n. Misbelief; unbelief; suspicion. Chaucer.

3626

Misbode

Mis‐bode″ (?), imp. of Misbede.

3627

Misboden

Mis‐bo″den (?), p. p. of Misbede.

3628

Misborn

Mis″born′ (?), a. Born to misfortune. Spenser.

3629

Miscalculate

Mis‐cal″cu‐late (?), v. t. & i. To calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly. — Mis‐cal′cu‐la″tion (#), n.

3630

Miscall

Mis‐call″ (?), v. t. 1. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.2. To call by a bad name; to abuse. Fuller.

3631

Miscarriage

Mis‐car″riage (?), n. 1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination.When a counselor, to save himself,Would lay misc...

3632

Miscarriageable

Mis‐car″riage‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail. Bp. Hall.

3633

Miscarry

Mis‐car″ry (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Miscarried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Miscarrying.]1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to b...

3634

Miscast

Mis‐cast″ (?), v. t. To cast or reckon wrongly.

3635

Miscast (2)

Mis‐cast″, n. An erroneous cast or reckoning.

3636

Miscegenation

Mis′ce‐ge‐na″tion (?), n. [L. miscere to mix + the root of genus race.] A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and white.

3637

Miscellanarian

Mis′cel‐la‐na″ri‐an (?), a. [See Miscellany.] Of or pertaining to miscellanies. Shaftesbury. — n. A writer of miscellanies.

3638

Miscellane

Mis″cel‐lane (?), n. [See Miscellaneous, and cf. Maslin.] A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; — now called maslin and meslin. Bacon.

3639

Miscellanea

‖Mis″cel‐la″ne‐a (?), n. pl. [L. See Miscellany.] A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.

3640

Miscellaneous

Mis′cel‐la″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See Mix, and cf. Miscellany.] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several thi...

3641

Miscellanist

Mis″cel‐la‐nist (?), n. A writer of miscellanies; miscellanarian.

3642

Miscellany

Mis″cel‐la‐ny (?), n.; pl.Miscellanies (#). [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellanée, pl. miscellanées. See Miscellaneous.] A mass or mixture of various t...

3643

Miscellany (2)

Mis″cel‐la‐ny (mĭs″sĕl‐lā̍‐ny̆), a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. Bacon.

3644

Miscensure

Mis‐cen″sure (?), v. t. To misjudge. Daniel. — n. Erroneous judgment. Sylvester.

3645

Mischance

Mis‐chance″ (?), n. [OE. meschance, OF. mescheance.] Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. Chaucer.Never come mischance between us twain. Shak.Syn. — Calamity; misfortune; misadventure...