Misapprehend: To misunderstand.
Misapprehension: misunderstanding error
Example: [to avoid misapprehension, I am going to ask all of you to repeat the instructions]
Misapprehension ; Wrong Idea; Misconception; Misunderstanding; Mistake; False Impression: “Then, ” said the soldier drily, “I am afraid you were under a misapprehension.” The deed was executed by her under the misapprehension that her title to the fund was in danger.
Misappropriation: use dishonestly
Example: [He was charged with forgery, embezzlement and misappropriation of union funds]
Misbehave: To behave ill.
Misbehavior: Ill or improper behavior.
Miscarry: abort
Example: [Sadly, she miscarried eight weeks into the pregnancy]
Miscegenation: intermarriage between races
Example: [there were laws against miscegenation]
Miscellany: mixture of items
Example: [fascinating miscellany]
Mischance: misfortune bad luck
Example: [an unfortunate mischance]
Mischievous: playful, naughty, harmful, annoying, wicked
Example: [The mischievous, daredevil expression of her face when awake was softened in her sleep]
Miscount: To make a mistake in counting.
Miscreant: one who behaves criminally
Example: [We need tougher penalties to discourage miscreants]
Misdeed: offense, crime, misdemeanor
Example: [He then took up the Penal Code, and found the article referring to the misdeed of which he was accused]
Misdemeanor: Evil conduct small crime.
Misdemeanor (Misdemeanour): small crime
Example: [children were beaten for some minor misdemeanor]
Miser: A person given to saving and hoarding unduly.
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Miserly: mean stingy
Example: [a miserly person]
Misgiving: doubt
Example: [misgivings about the new policy]
Mishap: Misfortune
Example: [The parade was very well organized and passed without mishap]
Misinterpret: inculpable, misconstrue, misapprehend, misconceive, confuse
Example: [You cannot misinterpret me; I don’t want Sue to be hurt, and I do not want you to be capable of hurting her]
Mislay: To misplace.
Mismanage: To manage badly improperly or unskillfully.
Misnomer: wrongly named
Example: [It’s something of a misnomer]
Misogamy: Hatred of marriage
Misogynist: a person hating women
Misogyny: Hatred of women.
Misplace: To put into a wrong place.
Misrepresent: To give a wrong impression.
Misrule: mishandling, mismanagement, disorder, lawlessness, anarchy
Example: [About six weeks of his misrule were all the independent colonists could stand]
Missal: The book containing the service for the celebration of mass.
Missile: a flying weapon
Example: [a missile launcher]
Missive: letter or note
Example: [a ten-page missive]
Mistrust: To regard with suspicion or jealousy.
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Misty: foggy, full of fog or mist, steamy
Example: [The misty curtain lifted and the clouds seemed to part in the sky]
Misunderstand: To Take in a wrong sense.
Misuse: To maltreat.
Mite: A very small amount
Example: [I couldn’t eat another mite]
Miter: The junction of two bodies at an equally divided angle.
Mitigate: lessen the severity
Example: [to mitigate the risk]
Mnemonic: related to memory
Example: [Not only is there this general deficiency in mnemonic representation, there are special deficiencies due to the fact of oblivescence]
Mnemonics: that which aids the memory
Example: [mnemonics help you remember better]
Moat: a deep, wide ditch filled with water, made as a defense round a castle, channel
Example: [It’s all very well your saying that a man escaped by wading this moat, but what I ask you is, how did he ever get into the house at all if the bridge was up?]
Mobile: not fixed movable
Example: [mobile phone]
Mobilize: assemble for action
Example: [to mobilize voter support]
Mobocracy: rule by mob
Moccasin: a slipper or shoe made of soft leather
Example: [His lower limbs were protected by buckskin leggings, and his feet by the ordinary Indian moccasins]
Mockery: contempt, ridicule, parody, derision, humiliation
Example: [There is nothing laughable about making a mockery of speech impairment]
Mode: prevailing style
Example: [mode of payment]
Moderation: Temperance.
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