Webster's Dictionary 1913

3835

Misinterpret

Mis′in‐ter″pret (?), v. t. To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.

3836

Misinterpretable

Mis′in‐ter″pret‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.

3837

Misinterpretation

Mis′in‐ter″pre‐ta″tion (?), n. The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.

3838

Misinterpreter

Mis′in‐ter″pret‐er (?), n. One who interprets erroneously.

3839

Misjoin

Mis‐join″ (?), v. t. To join unfitly or improperly.

3840

Misjoinder

Mis‐join″der (?), n.(Law) An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure, criminal or civil. Wharton.

3841

Misjudge

Mis‐judge″ (?), v. t. & i. To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue.

3842

Misjudgment

Mis‐judg″ment (?), n. [Written also misjudgement.] A wrong or unjust judgment.

3843

Miskeep

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

3844

Misken

Mis‐ken″ (?), v. t. Not to know.

3845

Miskin

Mis″kin (?), n. [Prob. for music + -kin.] (Mus.) A little bagpipe. Drayton.

3846

Miskindle

Mis‐kin″dle (?), v. t. To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite wrongly.

3847

Misknow

Mis‐know″ (?), v. t. To have a mistaken notion of or about. Bp. Hall.

3848

Mislactation

Mis′lac‐ta″tion (?), n.(Med.) Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk.

3849

Mislay

Mis‐lay″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mislaid (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mislaying.]1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. Lock...

3850

Mislayer

Mis‐lay″er (?), n. One who mislays.

3851

Misle

Mi″sle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Misled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Misling (?).] [Prop. mistle, fr. mist. Cf. Mistle, Mizzle.] To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist; to mizzle.

3852

Misle (2)

Mi″sle, n. A fine rain; a thick mist; mizzle.

3853

Mislead

Mis‐lead″ (mĭs‐lēd″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Misled (–lĕd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Misleading.] [AS. mislǣdan. See Mis-, and Lead to conduct.] To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead ast...

3854

Misleader

Mis‐lead″er (?), n. One who leads into error.

3855

Misleading

Mis‐lead″ing, a. Leading astray; delusive.

3856

Mislearn

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

3857

Misled

Mis‐led″ (?), imp. & p. p. of Mislead.

3858

Mislen

Mis″len (?), n. See Maslin.

3859

Misletoe

Mis″le‐toe (?), n. See Mistletoe.

3860

Mislight

Mis‐light″ (?), v. t. To deceive or lead astray with a false light. Herrick.

3861

Mislike

Mis‐like″ (–līk″), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Misliked (līkt″); p. pr. & vb. n.Misliking.] [AS. mislīcian to displease. See Like, v.] To dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion...