Word Root: mis

bad, wrong, lack of
From Germanic: mis, miss
Sample words for the root mis: misbehave, misfortune, mistreat, misunderstand, mischievous, misdemeanor, misery, mishap, mistrust, misleading, miser, misconception, miserable, mislead, misappropriate, misrepresent, miscarriage, mischief, misguided, mischance, misconceive, misdeed, misgiving, misuse, misnomer, misanthrope, misapprehension, misconstrue, miserly. Each word has meanings and examples. Click their buttons to get sentences selected from classic works and modern media.

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 Words of mis
1 misanthrope   Speak  
n. one who hates or mistrusts mankind
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2 misapprehension   Speak  
n. wrong apprehension of one's meaning or a fact; misunderstanding
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3 misappropriate   Speak  
v. appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
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4 misbehave   Speak  
v. behave badly
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5 miscarriage   Speak  
n. failure of administration or management; failure to attain the desired result or reach a destination
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6 mischance   Speak  
n. unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
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7 mischief   Speak  
n. behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another; tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment
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8 mischievous   Speak  
a. behaving in a way that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm; hurtful or troublesome
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9 misconceive   Speak  
v. conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
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10 misconception   Speak  
n. mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
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11 misconstrue   Speak  
v. interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
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12 misdeed   Speak  
n. evil deed; wicked action
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13 misdemeanor   Speak  
n. minor crime; evil conduct; misdeed
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14 miser   Speak  
n. a stingy hoarder of money and possessions, often living miserably
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15 miserable   Speak  
a. very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
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16 miserly   Speak  
a. indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money
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17 misery   Speak  
n. great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
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18 misfortune   Speak  
n. bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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19 misgiving   Speak  
n. feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
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20 misguided   Speak  
a. based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance
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21 mishap   Speak  
n. unfortunate accident; bad luck
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22 mislead   Speak  
v. deceive; cause someone to believe something that is not true
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23 misleading   Speak  
a. deceptive; giving the wrong idea or impression
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24 misnomer   Speak  
n. error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
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25 misrepresent   Speak  
v. give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
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26 mistreat   Speak  
v. treat badly
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27 mistrust   Speak  
n. lack of trust or confidence
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28 misunderstand   Speak  
v. interpret in the wrong way
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29 misuse   Speak  
v. treat or use improperly; use to bad purpose; misapply; abuse; treat ill
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