Webster's Dictionary 1913

3781

Misfit

Mis‐fit″ (?), n. 1. The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a misfit in making a coat; a ludicrous misfit.2. Something that fits badly, as a garment.I saw an uneasy change in...

3782

Misform

Mis‐form″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Misformed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Misforming.] To make in an ill form. Spenser.

3783

Misformation

Mis′for‐ma″tion (?), n. Malformation.

3784

Misfortunate

Mis‐for″tu‐nate (?; 135), a. Producing misfortune.

3785

Misfortune

Mis‐for″tune (?), n. Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.Consider why the change was wrought,You 'll find his misfortune, not his fault....

3786

Misfortune (2)

Mis‐for″tune, v. i. To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail. Stow.

3787

Misfortuned

Mis‐for″tuned (?), a. Unfortunate.

3788

Misframe

Mis‐frame″ (?), v. t. To frame wrongly.

3789

Misget

Mis‐get″ (?), v. t. To get wrongfully.

3790

Misgie

Mis‐gie″ (?), v. t. See Misgye.

3791

Misgive

Mis‐give″ (?), v. t. [imp.Misgave (?); p. p.Misgiven (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Misgiving.]1. To give or grant amiss. Laud.2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead o...

3792

Misgive (2)

Mis‐give″, v. i. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute. “My mind misgives.” Shak.

3793

Misgiving

Mis‐giv″ing, n. Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. “Suspicious and misgivings.” South.

3794

Misgo

Mis‐go″ (–gō″), v. i. To go astray. Spenser.

3795

Misgotten

Mis‐got″ten (–gŏt″t'n), a. Unjustly gotten. Spenser.

3796

Misgovern

Mis‐gov″ern (?), v. t. To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country. Knolles.

3797

Misgovernance

Mis‐gov″ern‐ance (?), n. Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior. Chaucer. Spenser.

3798

Misgoverned

Mis‐gov″erned (?), a. Ill governed, as a people; ill directed. “Rude, misgoverned hands.” Shak.

3799

Misgovernment

Mis‐gov″ern‐ment (?), n. Bad government; want of government. Shak.

3800

Misgracious

Mis‐gra″cious (?), a. Not gracious.

3801

Misgraff

Mis‐graff″ (?), v. t. To misgraft. Shak.

3802

Misgraft

Mis‐graft″ (?), v. t. To graft wrongly.

3803

Misground

Mis‐ground″ (?), v. t. To found erroneously. “Misgrounded conceit.” Bp. Hall.

3804

Misgrowth

Mis‐growth″ (?), n. Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.

3805

Misguess

Mis‐guess″ (?), v. t. & i. To guess wrongly.

3806

Misguidance

Mis‐guid″ance (?), n. Wrong guidance.

3807

Misguide

Mis‐guide″ (?), v. t. To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding.