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misinform
verbverb-transitiveC1
/ˌmɪs.ɪnˈfɔːm/to give false or incorrect information to someone
misinformation
nounC1
/ˌmɪs.ɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/False or inaccurate information that is spread, regardless of an intent to mislead.
misinterpret
verbverb-ambitransitiveB2
/ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.prət/To understand or explain something incorrectly.
misjoinder
nounVery low
/ˌmɪsˈdʒɔɪndə/A legal error where parties or claims are incorrectly joined in the same lawsuit.
misjudge
verbverb-ambitransitiveB2
/ˌmɪsˈdʒʌdʒ/To form an incorrect or unfair opinion or conclusion about someone or something.
miskito
adjectivenounLow
/mɪˈskiːtəʊ/A member of an indigenous people living mainly along the Caribbean coast of Honduras and Nicaragua, or their language.
misknow
verb-transitiveVery Rare / Archaic
/mɪsˈnəʊ/To misunderstand or to have incorrect knowledge about something.
miskolc
nounLow
/ˈmɪʃkɒlts/A city in northeastern Hungary, the country's fourth-largest city and a major industrial centre.
mislabel
verb-transitiveC1/C2
/ˌmɪsˈleɪb(ə)l/To label something incorrectly or inaccurately.
mislay
verbverb-transitiveB2
/ˌmɪsˈleɪ/To accidentally put something somewhere and then forget where you have put it.
mislead
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
/ˌmɪsˈliːd/To cause someone to believe something that is not true; to deceive.
misled
adjectiveverbB2
/ˌmɪsˈlɛd/Past tense and past participle of 'mislead': to cause someone to believe something that is not true; to deceive or give a wrong impression.
mislike
nounverbverb-transitiveC2/Archaic
/ˌmɪsˈlʌɪk/To dislike; to feel aversion or disapproval towards something or someone.
mislocate
verb-transitiveLow
/ˌmɪs.ləʊˈkeɪt/To put something in the wrong place or position; to lose track of where something is because of an error.
mismanage
verbverb-ambitransitiveC1
/ˌmɪsˈmæn.ɪdʒ/To manage or administer badly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
mismarriage
nounRare / Archaic
/ˌmɪsˈmær.ɪdʒ/A bad or ill-advised marriage; an unsuitable union between spouses.
mismatch
nounverbverb-transitiveB2
/ˌmɪsˈmætʃ/A situation where two or more things are not suited to each other, are incompatible, or do not correspond.
mismate
verb-ambitransitiveRare
/ˌmɪsˈmeɪt/to mate or match unsuitably or incorrectly.
mismove
nounLow
/ˌmɪsˈmuːv/to move something to an unsuitable or incorrect position; to make an incorrect or poorly judged move.
misname
verb-transitiveC1/C2
/ˌmɪsˈneɪm/To call or designate (someone or something) by an incorrect or unsuitable name; to give a wrong name to.

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