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miser, the
nounB2
/ˈmaɪzə(r)/A person who hoards wealth and lives extremely frugally, spending as little as possible.
miserabilism
nounC2
/ˈmɪz(ə)rəbɪlɪz(ə)m/A tendency to take a gloomy, pessimistic view of life or events; the act of finding misery in situations.
miserabilist
adjectivenounC2
/ˈmɪz(ə)rəbɪlɪst/A person who habitually dwells on unhappiness, expects the worst, and often complains or spreads gloom.
misere
nounLow
/mɪˈzɛː/A bid or declaration in certain card games (e.g., solo whist, bridge) where the player undertakes to win no tricks.
miserere
nounLow (literary, historical, religious contexts)
/ˌmɪzəˈrɛːreɪ/A cry for mercy or pity, historically from the opening of Psalm 51 in Latin ('Miserere mei, Deus'), meaning 'have mercy upon me, O God'.
misericord
nounVery Low
/mɪˈzɛrɪkɔːd/A small projection on the underside of a hinged church choir stall seat, providing support for a person standing (when the seat is tipped up) or a ledge for leaning.
misery
nounB2
/ˈmɪz.ər.i/Intense unhappiness, distress, or suffering.
misery index
nounC1/C2
/ˈmɪzəri ˌɪndɛks/A statistical measure that combines the unemployment rate and the inflation rate to provide a snapshot of a population's economic distress.
misesteem
verb-transitiveVery Low (Literary/Rare)
/ˌmɪs.ɪˈstiːm/To have a wrong or inaccurate opinion of the value, worth, or importance of someone or something.
misestimate
nounverb-transitiveC1
/ˌmɪsˈɛstɪmeɪt/To calculate or assess something incorrectly; to make an inaccurate estimate.
misfeasance
nounC2
/mɪsˈfiːz(ə)ns/The performance of a legal or official act in an improper or unlawful manner.
misfeasor
nounVery Low
/ˌmɪsˈfiːzə/A person who performs a lawful action in a wrongful, improper, or harmful manner.
misfeature
nounVery Low
/ˌmɪsˈfiːtʃə/An unwanted, unintended, or problematic feature of a system, product, or design.
misfeed
verb-intransitiveC1
/ˌmɪsˈfiːd/To fail to feed correctly; to cause (a machine, document, animal, or data) to be inserted, supplied, or processed incorrectly.
misfile
verbverb-transitiveC1
/ˌmɪsˈfaɪl/To file (a document or other item) in the wrong place or under the wrong category within an organized system.
misfire
nounverbverb-intransitiveC1
/ˌmɪsˈfaɪə(r)/(of a gun or engine) fail to discharge, fire, or start properly.
misfit
nounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1
/ˈmɪs.fɪt/A person whose behaviour, attitudes, or personality is markedly different from or unsuited to the social environment they are in; something that does not fit correctly.
misfortune
nounB2
/ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/Bad luck; an unfortunate event or circumstance.
misfunction
nounC1
/ˌmɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/To function improperly or fail to work correctly.
misgender
verb-transitiveC1-C2
/ˌmɪsˈdʒɛndə/To refer to a person using a word, especially a pronoun or form of address, that does not correctly reflect their gender identity.

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