Misconstruable
(Mis*con"stru*a*ble) a. Such as can be misconstrued, as language or conduct. R.
North.
Misconstruct
(Mis`con*struct") v. t. To construct wrongly; to construe or interpret erroneously.
Misconstruction
(Mis`con*struc"tion) n. Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. Bp. Stillingfleet.
Misconstrue
(Mis*con"strue) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misconstrued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misconstruing.] To
construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent.
Dryden.
Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.
Addison. Misconstruer
(Mis*con"stru*er) n. One who misconstrues.
Miscontent
(Mis`con*tent") a. Discontent. [Obs.]
Miscontinuance
(Mis`con*tin"u*ance) n. (Law) Discontinuance; also, continuance by undue process.
Miscopy
(Mis*copy") v. t. To copy amiss.
Miscopy
(Mis*copy"), n. A mistake in copying. North Am. Rev.
Miscorrect
(Mis`cor*rect") v. t. To fail or err in attempting to correct. "Scaliger miscorrects his author."
Dryden.
Miscounsel
(Mis*coun"sel) v. t. To counsel or advise wrongly.
Miscount
(Mis*count") v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. mesconter, F. mécompter. Cf. Miscompute.] To count erroneously.
Miscount
(Mis*count"), n. [Cf. F. mécompte error, OF. mesconte.] An erroneous counting.
Miscovet
(Mis*cov"et) v. t. To covet wrongfully. [Obs.]
Miscreance
(Mis"cre*ance Mis"cre*an*cy) n. [OF. mescreance, F. mécréance incredulity.] The quality of
being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
Miscreant
(Mis"cre*ant) n. [OF. mescreant, F. mécréant; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + p. pr. fr. L. credere
to believe. See Creed.]
1. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever. [Obs.] Spenser. De Quincey.
Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our
Lord God.
Rivers. 2. One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a vile wretch. Addison.
[1913 Webster]
Miscreant
(Mis"cre*ant), a.
1. Holding a false religious faith.
2. Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous. Pope.
Miscreate
(Mis`cre*ate") a. Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; as, miscreate titles. [Obs. or Poet.] Shak.
Miscreate
(Mis`cre*ate") v. t. To create badly or amiss.
