"mis-" meaning in English

See mis- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English mys-, mis-, from Old English mis- (“mis-”), from Proto-West Germanic *missa-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly, mis-”), from the adjective *missaz (whence also miss), from Proto-Indo-European *mitˢtós (“mutual, reciprocal”), from *meyt(h₂)- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”), extended from the root *mey- (“to change”). Cognate with Scots mis- (“mis-”), Dutch mis- (“mis-”), German miss-, mis- (“mis-”), Danish mis- (“mis-”), Swedish mis- (“mis-”), Icelandic mis- (“mis-”). Compare also French més-, mé- (“mis-”), from Old French mes- (“mis-”), from Frankish *mis-, *missa- (“mis-”), from the same Proto-Germanic source above. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*meyth₂-}}, {{inh|en|enm|mys-}} Middle English mys-, {{inh|en|ang|mis-||mis-}} Old English mis- (“mis-”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*missa-}} Proto-West Germanic *missa-, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*missa-||wrongly, badly, mis-}} Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly, mis-”), {{der|en|ine-pro||*mitˢtós|mutual, reciprocal}} Proto-Indo-European *mitˢtós (“mutual, reciprocal”), {{cog|sco|mis-||mis-}} Scots mis- (“mis-”), {{cog|nl|mis-||mis-}} Dutch mis- (“mis-”), {{cog|de|miss-}} German miss-, {{cog|da|mis-||mis-}} Danish mis- (“mis-”), {{cog|sv|mis-||mis-}} Swedish mis- (“mis-”), {{cog|is|mis-||mis-}} Icelandic mis- (“mis-”), {{cog|fr|més-}} French més-, {{cog|fro|mes-||mis-}} Old French mes- (“mis-”), {{cog|frk|*mis-}} Frankish *mis- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} mis-, {{en-prefix}} mis-
  1. Bad or wrong; badly or wrongly. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: mal-
    Sense id: en-mis--en-prefix-Nqg02Oxa
  2. Bad or wrong; badly or wrongly.
    Incorrect; incorrectly.
    Tags: morpheme Synonyms: mal-, para-, dis-, dys-, mal- Related terms: miso-
    Sense id: en-mis--en-prefix-kRgzp7Sc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 35 25 14 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 35 28 14 16 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 4 28 14 7 29 5 11 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 6 27 22 10 13 4 14 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 23 22 12 17 2 14 0 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 41 18 14 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 35 21 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 36 24 17 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 38 22 16 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 36 23 17 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 36 23 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 35 20 15 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 6 36 21 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 36 23 16 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 6 36 23 16 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 7 38 23 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 35 25 16 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 36 21 15 22
  3. Failed; in a manner resulting in failure (to do, complete or achieve something). Tags: morpheme Synonyms: dis-, dys-
    Sense id: en-mis--en-prefix-REuVnMA- Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 35 28 14 16 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 4 28 14 7 29 5 11 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 23 22 12 17 2 14 0 2
  4. Unintentional, accidental, mistaken; unintentionally, accidentally, mistakenly. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: mal-
    Sense id: en-mis--en-prefix-Wltl3-p7 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 35 28 14 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 23 22 12 17 2 14 0 2
  5. False, falsely. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: pseudo-
    Sense id: en-mis--en-prefix-V8whpsQo Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 35 28 14 16 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 4 28 14 7 29 5 11 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 23 22 12 17 2 14 0 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (bad or wrong; badly or wrongly): dez- (Czech), mis- (Czech), mis- (Danish), mis- (Dutch), fi- (Esperanto), mé- (French), més- (French), miss- (German), ver- (German), félre- (note: added to verbs) (Hungarian), el- (Hungarian), tév- (note: added to nouns) (Hungarian), mis- (Icelandic), 誤- (go) [prefix] (Japanese), -ミス (misu) [suffix] (Japanese), aliter (Latin), mys- (Middle English), mal- (Spanish), miss- (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'bad or wrong; badly or wrongly': 49 49 0 1 0
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "mis-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "mis-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English mis- (“mis-”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*missa-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *missa-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*missa-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "wrongly, badly, mis-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly, mis-”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*mitˢtós",
        "5": "mutual, reciprocal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mitˢtós (“mutual, reciprocal”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "mis-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "mis-"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots mis- (“mis-”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "mis-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "mis-"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch mis- (“mis-”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "miss-"
      },
      "expansion": "German miss-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "mis-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "mis-"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish mis- (“mis-”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "mis-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "mis-"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish mis- (“mis-”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "mis-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "mis-"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic mis- (“mis-”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "més-"
      },
      "expansion": "French més-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "mes-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "mis-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French mes- (“mis-”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frk",
        "2": "*mis-"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *mis-",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English mys-, mis-, from Old English mis- (“mis-”), from Proto-West Germanic *missa-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly, mis-”), from the adjective *missaz (whence also miss), from Proto-Indo-European *mitˢtós (“mutual, reciprocal”), from *meyt(h₂)- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”), extended from the root *mey- (“to change”).\nCognate with Scots mis- (“mis-”), Dutch mis- (“mis-”), German miss-, mis- (“mis-”), Danish mis- (“mis-”), Swedish mis- (“mis-”), Icelandic mis- (“mis-”). Compare also French més-, mé- (“mis-”), from Old French mes- (“mis-”), from Frankish *mis-, *missa- (“mis-”), from the same Proto-Germanic source above.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mis-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mis-",
      "name": "en-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "miso-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "misbehaviour; misspelling; to misbehave",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bad or wrong; badly or wrongly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Bad",
          "bad#English"
        ],
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "badly",
          "badly"
        ],
        [
          "wrongly",
          "wrongly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mal-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "misidentification; to misidentify",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bad or wrong; badly or wrongly.",
        "Incorrect; incorrectly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Bad",
          "bad#English"
        ],
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "badly",
          "badly"
        ],
        [
          "wrongly",
          "wrongly"
        ],
        [
          "Incorrect",
          "incorrect#English"
        ],
        [
          "incorrectly",
          "incorrectly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mal-"
        },
        {
          "word": "para-"
        },
        {
          "word": "dis-"
        },
        {
          "word": "dys-"
        },
        {
          "word": "mal-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "miscarriage (failed carriage of a pregnancy to term), to miscarry, to misacknowledge",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Failed; in a manner resulting in failure (to do, complete or achieve something)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Failed",
          "failed#English"
        ],
        [
          "failure",
          "failure"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dis-"
        },
        {
          "word": "dys-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Yes, I did \"Buy now\", but it was a misclick.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I misclicked something on my computer, and now everything is in Hungarian!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Unintentional, accidental, mistaken; unintentionally, accidentally, mistakenly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Unintentional",
          "unintentional#English"
        ],
        [
          "accidental",
          "accidental"
        ],
        [
          "mistaken",
          "mistaken"
        ],
        [
          "unintentionally",
          "unintentionally"
        ],
        [
          "accidentally",
          "accidentally"
        ],
        [
          "mistakenly",
          "mistakenly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mal-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "misaccusation, to misaccuse",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "False, falsely."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "False",
          "false#English"
        ],
        [
          "falsely",
          "falsely"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pseudo-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "dez-"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "mis-"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "mis-"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "mis-"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "fi-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "mé-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "més-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "miss-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "ver-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "added to verbs",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "félre-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "el-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "added to nouns",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "tév-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "mis-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "go",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "tags": [
        "prefix"
      ],
      "word": "誤-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "misu",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-ミス"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "aliter"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "mys-"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "mal-"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
      "word": "miss-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mis-"
}

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