mis

[ In words of Teutonic origin, fr. AS. mis-; akin to D. mis-, G. miss-, OHG. missa-, missi-, Icel. & Dan. mis-, Sw. miss-, Goth. missa-; orig., a p. p. from the root of G. meiden to shun, OHG. mīdan, AS. mīðan (√100. Cf. Miss to fail of). In words from the French, fr. OF. mes-, F. mé-, mes-, fr. L. minus less (see Minus). In present usage these two prefixes are commonly confounded. ] A prefix used adjectively and adverbially in the sense of amiss, wrong, ill, wrongly, unsuitably; as, misdeed, mislead, mischief, miscreant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To account or reckon wrongly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To adjust wrongly of unsuitably; to throw out of adjustment. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wrong adjustment; unsuitable arrangement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. mesaventure, F. mésaventure. ] Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Homicide by misadventure (Law), homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also excusable homicide. See Homicide. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unfortunate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unfortunate. [ 1913 Webster ]