"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-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|*meytH-}}, {{inh|en|enm|mys-}} Middle English mys-, {{m|enm|mis-}} mis-, {{inh|en|ang|mis-||mis-}} Old English mis- (“mis-”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*missa-||wrongly, badly, mis-}} Proto-Germanic *missa- (“wrongly, badly, mis-”), {{m|gem-pro|*missaz||}} *missaz, {{m|en|miss}} miss, {{der|en|ine-pro||*mitˢtós|mutual, reciprocal}} Proto-Indo-European *mitˢtós (“mutual, reciprocal”), {{m|ine-pro|*meyth₂-|*meyt(h₂)-|to replace, switch, exchange, swap}} *meyt(h₂)- (“to replace, switch, exchange, swap”), {{m|ine-pro|*mey-||to change}} *mey- (“to change”), {{cog|sco|mis-||mis-}} Scots mis- (“mis-”), {{cog|nl|mis-||mis-}} Dutch mis- (“mis-”), {{cog|de|miss-}} German miss-, {{m|de|mis-||mis-}} mis- (“mis-”), {{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-, {{m|fr|mé-||mis-}} mé- (“mis-”), {{cog|fro|mes-||mis-}} Old French mes- (“mis-”), {{cog|frk|*mis-}} Frankish *mis-, {{m|frk|*missa-||mis-}} *missa- (“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-eeZk-0fu
  2. bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
    incorrectly     Tags: morpheme Synonyms: mal-, para-, dis-, dys-, mal- Related terms: miso-
    Sense id: en-mis--en-prefix-EsZTJURW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 36 10 21 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 32 9 16 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 12 36 9 20 22
  3. to fail or failure Tags: morpheme Synonyms: dis-, dys-
    Sense id: en-mis--en-prefix-NhgJWEPG
  4. unintentionally, accidentally, mistakenly Tags: morpheme Synonyms: mal-
    Sense id: en-mis--en-prefix-o9~R25-M Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 32 9 16 33
  5. false, falsely Tags: morpheme Synonyms: pseudo-
    Sense id: en-mis--en-prefix-RJ3xPVJ3 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 32 9 16 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (bad or wrong; badly or wrongly): dez- (Czech), mis- (Czech), mis- (Danish), mis- (Dutch), mé- (French), més- (French), miss- (German), ver- (German), félre- (note: added to verbs) (Hungarian), el- (Hungarian), tév- (note: added to nouns) (Hungarian), mis- (Icelandic), aliter (Latin), mys- (Middle English), mal- (Spanish), miss- (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'bad or wrong; badly or wrongly': 49 49 0 2 0

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      "_dis1": "49 49 0 2 0",
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      "word": "aliter"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English mys-, mis-, from Old English mis- (“mis-”), 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.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mis-",
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    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mis-",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "miso-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "badly",
          "badly"
        ],
        [
          "wrongly",
          "wrongly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mal-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "misaccumulation",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bad or wrong; badly or wrongly",
        "incorrectly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "badly",
          "badly"
        ],
        [
          "wrongly",
          "wrongly"
        ],
        [
          "incorrectly",
          "incorrectly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mal-"
        },
        {
          "word": "para-"
        },
        {
          "word": "dis-"
        },
        {
          "word": "dys-"
        },
        {
          "word": "mal-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "miscarriage (to fail to carry a pregnancy to term), misacknowledge",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fail or failure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fail",
          "fail"
        ],
        [
          "failure",
          "failure"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dis-"
        },
        {
          "word": "dys-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I misdeleted my file yesterday and had to have it restored.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unintentionally, accidentally, mistakenly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unintentionally",
          "unintentionally"
        ],
        [
          "accidentally",
          "accidentally"
        ],
        [
          "mistakenly",
          "mistakenly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mal-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "misaccusation",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "false, falsely"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "false",
          "false"
        ],
        [
          "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": "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": "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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  "called_from": "translations/382",
  "msg": "no language name in translation item: Japanese; 誤- (ja) (go) (prefix), -ミス (ja) (misu) (suffix)",
  "path": [
    "mis-"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "prefix",
  "title": "mis-",
  "trace": ""
}

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