mis-

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English mys-, mis-, from Old English mis- (mis-), from Proto-West Germanic *missa-, 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.

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mis-

  1. bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
    Synonym: mal-
    1. incorrectly
      Synonyms: para-, dis-, dys-, mal-
  2. to fail or failure
    Synonyms: dis-, dys-
    miscarriage (to fail to carry a pregnancy to term), misacknowledge
  3. unintentionally, accidentally, mistakenly
    Synonym: mal-
    I misclicked something on my computer, and now everything is in Hungarian!
  4. false, falsely
    Synonym: pseudo-

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See also

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Further reading

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  • mis-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Czech

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Etymology

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Derived from English mis-.

Pronunciation

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mis-

  1. mis- (erroneous)
    Synonym: dez-
    mis- + ‎koncepce → ‎miskoncepce

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mis-

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mis-

  1. mis-; bad, wrong, erroneous

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Dutch

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Etymology

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    From Middle Dutch mis-, from Old Dutch mis-, from Proto-West Germanic *missa-.[1]

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    Prefix

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    mis-

    1. mis-

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    Descendants

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    • Afrikaans: mis-

    References

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    1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

    Esperanto

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ido mis-.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [mis]
    • Hyphenation: mis

    Prefix

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    mis-

    1. Wrong, erroneous.
      mis- + ‎kompreni (understand) → ‎miskompreni (misunderstand)
      mis- + ‎paroli (to speak) → ‎misparoli (misspeak)

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    Faroese

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    Etymology

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    From Old Norse mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa- (wrongly, badly), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (mutual, reciprocal), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (to replace, switch, exchange, swap).

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    mis-

    1. mis-, wrong, erroneous

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    Icelandic

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    Etymology

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    From Old Norse mis- (mis-), from Proto-Germanic *missa- (wrongly, badly), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (mutual, reciprocal), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (to replace, switch, exchange, swap).

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    mis-

    1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.

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    Ido

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English mis-, from Proto-Germanic *missa-.

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    mis-

    1. mis-, wrong, erroneous.
      uzar (to use)misuzar (to misuse).

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    Italian

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    Etymology

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    Probably a confluence of Latin minus and Old High German missa-.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /mis/
      • Hyphenation: mis-
    • IPA(key): /miz/ (before vowels and voiced consonants)

    Prefix

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    mis-

    1. used to express negation; not, un-
      mis- + ‎credere (to believe) → ‎miscredere (to disbelieve)
    2. used to form pejoratives
      mis- + ‎fatto (fact; deed) → ‎misfatto (misdeed)

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    Middle Dutch

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    Etymology

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      From Old Dutch mis-, from Proto-West Germanic *missa-.[1]

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      mis-

      1. mis-

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      References

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      1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

      Middle English

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      Prefix

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      mis-

      1. Alternative form of mys-

      Old Dutch

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      Etymology

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        From Proto-Germanic *missa-.[1]

        Prefix

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        mis-

        1. mis-

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        References

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        1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

        Old English

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        Etymology

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        From Proto-Germanic *missa-. Akin to Old English missan (to miss).

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        • IPA(key): /ˈmis/ (as a nominal prefix)
        • IPA(key): /mis/ (as a verbal prefix)

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        mis-

        1. bad, badly, wrong, wrongly
        2. lack or failure

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        Old Norse

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        Etymology

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        From Proto-Germanic *missa- (wrongly, badly), from Proto-Indo-European *mitto (mutual, reciprocal), from Proto-Indo-European *meyt- (to replace, switch, exchange, swap).

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        mis-

        1. mis-, wrong, erroneous

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