Misgovernance
(Mis*gov"ern*ance) n. Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.

Misgoverned
(Mis*gov"erned) a. Ill governed, as a people; ill directed. "Rude, misgoverned hands." Shak.

Misgovernment
(Mis*gov"ern*ment) n. Bad government; want of government. Shak.

Misgracious
(Mis*gra"cious) a. Not gracious. [Obs.]

Misgraff
(Mis*graff") v. t. To misgraft. [Obs.] Shak.

Misgraft
(Mis*graft") v. t. To graft wrongly.

Misground
(Mis*ground") v. t. To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall.

Misgrowth
(Mis*growth") n. Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.

Misguess
(Mis*guess") v. t. & i. To guess wrongly.

Misguidance
(Mis*guid"ance) n. Wrong guidance.

Misguide
(Mis*guide") v. t. To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding.

Misguide
(Mis*guide"), n. Misguidance; error. [Obs.] Spenser.

Misguiding
(Mis*guid"ing), a. Misleading.Mis*guid"ing*ly, adv.

Misgye
(Mis*gye") v. t. To misguide. [Obs.]

Mishandle
(Mis*han"dle) v. t. To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.

Mishap
(Mis*hap") n. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. Chaucer.

Secure from worldly chances and mishaps.
Shak.

Mishap
(Mis*hap") v. i. To happen unluckily; — used impersonally. [Obs.] "If that me mishap." Chaucer.

Mishappen
(Mis*hap"pen) v. i. To happen ill or unluckily. Spenser.

Mishappy
(Mis*hap"py) a. Unhappy. [Obs.]

Mishcup
(Mish*cup") n. [See Scup.] (Zoöl.) The scup. [Local, U. S.]

Mishear
(Mis*hear") v. t. & i. To hear incorrectly.

Mishmash
(Mish"mash`) n. [Cf. G. mish- mash, fr. mischen to mix.] A hotchpotch. Sir T. Herbert.

Mishna
(Mish"na) n. [NHeb. mishnah, i. e., repetition, doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb. shanah to change, to repeat.] A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud. [Written also Mischna.]

Mishnic
(Mish"nic) a. Of or pertaining to the Mishna.

Misimagination
(Mis`im*ag`i*na"tion) n. Wrong imagination; delusion. Bp. Hall.

Misimprove
(Mis`im*prove") v. t. To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to misimprove time, talents, advantages, etc. South.


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