Misalliance
(Mis`al*li"ance) n. [F. mésalliance.] A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an
improper alliance; a mesalliance.
A Leigh had made a misalliance, and blushed
A Howard should know it.
Mrs. Browning. Misallied
(Mis`al*lied") a. Wrongly allied or associated.
Misallotment
(Mis`al*lot"ment) n. A wrong allotment.
Misalter
(Mis*al"ter) v. t. To alter wrongly; esp., to alter for the worse. Bp. Hall.
Misanthrope
(Mis"an*thrope) n. [Gr. misa`nqrwpos; misei^n to hate + 'a`nqrwpos a man; cf. F. misanthrope.
Cf. Miser.] A hater of mankind; a misanthropist.
Misanthropic
(Mis`an*throp"ic Mis`an*throp"ic*al) a. [Cf. F. misanthropique.] Hating or disliking mankind.
Misanthropist
(Mis*an"thro*pist) n. A misanthrope.
Misanthropos
(Mis*an"thro*pos) n. [NL. See Misanthrope.] A misanthrope. [Obs.] Shak.
Misanthropy
(Mis*an"thro*py) n. [Gr. : cf. F. misanthropie.] Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; — opposed
to philanthropy. Orrery.
Misapplication
(Mis*ap`pli*ca"tion) n. A wrong application. Sir T. Browne.
Misapply
(Mis`ap*ply") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misapplied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misapplying.] To apply wrongly; to
use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money.
Misappreciated
(Mis`ap*pre"ci*a`ted) a. Improperly appreciated.
Misapprehend
(Mis*ap`pre*hend") v. t. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand. Locke.
Misapprehension
(Mis*ap`pre*hen"sion) n. A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning
of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.
Misapprehensively
(Mis*ap`pre*hen"sive*ly) adv. By, or with, misapprehension.
Misappropriate
(Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate) v. t. To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.
Misappropriation
(Mis`ap*pro`pri*a"tion) n. Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.
Misarrange
(Mis`ar*range") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misarranged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misarranging ] To place
in a wrong order, or improper manner.
Misarrangement
(Mis`ar*range"ment) n. Wrong arrangement.
Misarcribe
(Mis`ar*cribe") v. t. To ascribe wrongly.
Misassay
(Mis`as*say") v. t. To assay, or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully. [Obs.] W. Browne.
Misassign
(Mis`as*sign") v. t. To assign wrongly.
Misattend
(Mis`at*tend") v. t. To misunderstand; to disregard. [Obs.] Milton.
Misaventure
(Mis`a*ven"ture) n. Misadventure. [Obs.]
Misavize
(Mis`a*vize") v. t. To misadvise. [Obs.]
