2. To derive erroneously.
Misdescribe
(Mis`de*scribe") v. t. To describe wrongly.
Misdesert
(Mis`de*sert"), n. Ill desert. [Obs.] Spenser.
Misdevotion
(Mis`de*vo"tion) n. Mistaken devotion.
Misdiet
(Mis*di"et) n. Improper diet. [Obs.] Spenser.
Misdiet
(Mis*di"et), v. t. To diet improperly.
Misdight
(Mis*dight") a. Arrayed, prepared, or furnished, unsuitably. [Archaic] Bp. Hall.
Misdirect
(Mis`di*rect") v. t. To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to
misdirect one's energies. Shenstone.
Misdirection
(Mis`di*rec"tion) n.
1. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.
2. (Law) An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law. Mozley & W.
Misdisposition
(Mis*dis`po*si"tion) n. Erroneous disposal or application. Bp. Hall.
Misdistinguish
(Mis`dis*tin"guish) v. t. To make wrong distinctions in or concerning. Hooker.
Misdivide
(Mis`di*vide") v. t. To divide wrongly.
Misdivision
(Mis`di*vi"sion) n. Wrong division.
Misdo
(Mis*do") v. t. [imp. Misdid ; p. p. Misdone ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misdoing.] [AS. misdon. See
Do, v.]
1. To do wrongly.
Afford me place to show what recompense
Towards thee I intend for what I have misdone.
Milton. 2. To do wrong to; to illtreat. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Misdo
(Mis*do"), v. i. To do wrong; to commit a fault.
I have misdone, and I endure the smart.
Dryden.
