Mirza
(Mir"za) n. [Per. mirza, abbrev. fr. mirzadeh son of the prince; mir prince (Ar. amir, emir)
+ zadeh son.] The common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an individual. When
appended to the surname, it signifies Prince.
Mis-
(Mis-) [In words of Teutonic origin, fr. AS. mis-; akin to D. mis-, G. miss-, OHG. missa- , missi-,
Icel. & Dan. mis-, Sw. miss-, Goth. missa-; orig., a p. p. from the root of G. meiden to shun, OHG.
midan, AS. miðan In words from the French, fr. OF. mes-, F. mé-, mes-, fr. L. minus less In present
usage these two prefixes are commonly confounded.] A prefix used adjectively and adverbially in the
sense of amiss, wrong, ill, wrongly, unsuitably; as, misdeed, mislead, mischief, miscreant.
Mis
(Mis) a. & adv. [See Amiss.] Wrong; amiss. [Obs.] "To correcten that [which] is mis." Chaucer.
Misacceptation
(Mis*ac`cep*ta"tion) n. Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.
Misaccompt
(Mis`ac*compt") v. t. To account or reckon wrongly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Misadjust
(Mis`ad*just") v. t. To adjust wrongly of unsuitably; to throw of adjustment. I. Taylor.
Misadjustment
(Mis`ad*just"ment) n. Wrong adjustment; unsuitable arrangement.
Misadventure
(Mis`ad*ven"ture) n. [OE. mesaventure, F. mésaventure.] Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky
accident; ill adventure. Chaucer.
Homicide by misadventure (Law), homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act, without
any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another; — called also excusable homicide. See Homicide.
Blackstone.
Syn. — Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity.
Misadventured
(Mis`ad*ven"tured) a. Unfortunate. [Obs.]
Misadventurous
(Mis`ad*ven"tur*ous) a. Unfortunate.
Misadvertence
(Mis`ad*vert"ence) n. Inadvertence.
Misadvice
(Mis`ad*vice") n. Bad advice.
Misadvise
(Mis`ad*vise") v. t. To give bad counsel to.
Misadvised
(Mis`ad*vised") a. Ill advised. — Mis`ad*vis"ed*ly adv.
Misaffect
(Mis`af*fect") v. t. To dislike. [Obs.]
Misaffected
(Mis`af*fect"ed), a. Ill disposed. [Obs.]
Misaffection
(Mis`af*fec"tion) n. An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected. [Obs.] Bp.
Hall.
Misaffirm
(Mis`af*firm") v. t. To affirm incorrectly.
Misaimed
(Mis*aimed") a. Not rightly aimed. Spenser.
Misallegation
(Mis*al`le*ga"tion) n. A erroneous statement or allegation. Bp. Hall.
Misallege
(Mis`al*lege") v. t. To state erroneously.
