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misgive
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2
/ˌmɪsˈɡɪv/(of a person's heart, mind, or conscience) to give doubt, apprehension, or foreboding; to cause to feel uneasy or suspicious.
misgiving
nounB2
/ˌmɪsˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/A feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.
misgovern
verbverb-transitivelow
/ˌmɪsˈɡʌv.ən/to govern a country, region, or organisation badly or unwisely
misguide
verbverb-transitiveC1
/ˌmɪsˈɡaɪd/To lead or direct someone in a wrong direction, to give bad or incorrect advice, information, or instructions.
mishandle
verbverb-transitiveB2
/ˌmɪsˈhændl/To manage, deal with, or treat something or someone badly, carelessly, or incompetently.
mishanter
nounrare
/mɪˈʃæntə/a minor misadventure or mischance; a foolish or embarrassing incident, often humorous.
mishap
nounC1
/ˈmɪshæp/An unfortunate but minor accident or piece of bad luck.
mishawaka
nounVery Low
/ˌmɪʃəˈwɑːkə/A proper noun referring to a city in the U.S. state of Indiana, located in St. Joseph County.
mishear
verbverb-transitiveB2
/ˌmɪsˈhɪə/To hear incorrectly; to fail to hear what was said accurately.
mishegaas
nounLow (Specialised/Slang)
/ˌmɪʃɪˈɡɑːs/senseless activity or nonsense; foolishness or craziness.
mishima
nounLow
/ˈmɪʃɪmə/A proper noun referring primarily to the Japanese author Yukio Mishima, or the city of Mishima in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
mishit
adjectivenounverb+1C1
/ˌmɪsˈhɪt/To strike or hit a ball (especially in sports like golf, tennis, or cricket) badly or inaccurately, making poor contact.
mishmash
nounMedium
/ˈmɪʃmaʃ/A confused mixture; a jumble.
mishmi
adjectivenounVery Low
/ˈmɪʃ.mi/A proper noun referring to an ethnic group of the far eastern Himalaya in India and China and the region of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
mishna
nounLow (Specialized/Technical)
/ˈmɪʃnə/The first major written redaction of the Jewish oral traditions, forming the first part of the Talmud.
mishnah
nounRare
/ˈmɪʃnə/The earliest major written redaction of the Jewish oral traditions and the first major work of Rabbinic literature.
mishnaic hebrew
nounVery Low
/mɪʃˈneɪ.ɪk ˈhiː.bruː/The stage of the Hebrew language used in the Mishnah and other rabbinic texts from roughly the 1st to the 4th centuries CE.
mishpocha
nounLow
/mɪʃˈpɒxə/A person's entire extended family or kin network.
misidentify
verb-transitiveC2
/ˌmɪsaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ/to identify someone or something incorrectly
misimpression
nounLow frequency, primarily formal/educated use.
/ˌmɪsɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)n/A false, incorrect, or mistaken understanding or belief about something.

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