Misfeign
(Mis*feign") v. i. To feign with an evil design. [Obs.] Spenser.
Misfit
(Mis*fit") n.
1. The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a misfit in making a coat; a ludicrous misfit.
2. Something that fits badly, as a garment.
I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat tightly on him, as if his new duties were a misfit.
Dickens. Misform
(Mis*form") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misformed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misforming.] To make in an ill
form. Spenser.
Misformation
(Mis`for*ma"tion) n. Malformation.
Misfortunate
(Mis*for"tu*nate) a. Producing misfortune. [Obs.]
Misfortune
(Mis*for"tune) n. Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.
Consider why the change was wrought,
You 'll find his misfortune, not his fault.
Addison. Syn. — Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; harm; disaster. See Calamity.
Misfortune
(Mis*for"tune), v. i. To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail. [Obs.] Stow.
Misfortuned
(Mis*for"tuned) a. Unfortunate. [Obs.]
Misframe
(Mis*frame") v. t. To frame wrongly.
Misget
(Mis*get") v. t. To get wrongfully. [Obs.]
Misgie
(Mis*gie") v. t. See Misgye. [Obs.]
Misgive
(Mis*give") v. t. [imp. Misgave ; p. p. Misgiven ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.]
1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] Laud.
2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear
to; to make irresolute; — usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun.
So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts
What may befall him, to his harm and ours.
Shak.
Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved.
Milton. 3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] Shak.
Misgive
(Mis*give"), v. i. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute. "My mind misgives."
Shak.
Misgiving
(Mis*giv"ing), n. Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. "Suspicious and misgivings." South.
Misgo
(Mis*go") v. i. To go astray. Spenser.
Misgotten
(Mis*got"ten) a. Unjustly gotten. Spenser.
Misgovern
(Mis*gov"ern) v. t. To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country. Knolles.
