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"Mis" Vocabulary Words

Based on the definitions, guess these words that start with the prefix "mis".
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Last updated: November 3, 2018
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First submittedMarch 1, 2011
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Definition
Word
Nuisance or harm, such as what
a leprechaun might cause
Mischief
To say a word incorrectly
Mispronounce
Crime that is less than a felony
Misdemeanor
An unsuitable pairing
Mismatch
A mistake in the newspaper
Misprint
Bad luck
Misfortune
To put an actor in the wrong role
Miscast
To enter the wrong telephone number
Misdial
To put an object down, and
then forget where it is
Misplace
A hung jury causes this
Mistrial
Definition
Word
One who hates women
Misogynist
One who hates the human race
Misanthrope
Malformed. Like a bumpy head, perhaps.
Misshapen
To incorrectly determine the
cause of an illness
Misdiagnose
To multiply incorrectly, e.g.
Miscalculate
Gun failure
Misfire
To not bring a fetus to term
Miscarry
To incorrectly distribute playing cards
Misdeal
A criminal or immoral action
Misdeed
To treat a package without
proper care
Mishandle
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Level 90
May 20, 2014
Misstate? Misspeak?
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Level 75
Jun 5, 2014
Misalliance should be allowed for unsuitable pairing.
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Level 77
Jul 6, 2018
ander217 you are obviously correct. But 4 years later, it still isn't allowed.
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Level 75
Aug 23, 2018
I tried it again today, too. Definition of misalliance: "An unsuitable, unhappy, or unworkable alliance or marriage."
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Level 65
Aug 2, 2014
Please allow "mischance" for bad luck.
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Level 9
Mar 26, 2016
Sucks when you know an answer but you don't know how to spell it :p
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Level 76
Aug 22, 2018
Yes, if any quiz should accept misspellings....
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Level 81
Apr 9, 2016
A criminal or immoral action could also be misconduct
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Level 65
Dec 19, 2018
Or misbehave(ment) thought that could be an answer for the causing trouble one aswell
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Level 82
May 8, 2022
Misbehaviour.
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Level 44
Jul 23, 2023
Or miscreant
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Level 80
Sep 2, 2016
Another good word for this quiz is "miscreant".
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Level 60
Jul 24, 2023
I was hoping for misnomer.
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Level 66
Dec 4, 2016
Unless the 'cr' is silent and I didn't know that, I suspect you meant "A (not an) criminal. Fun quiz, though!
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Level 84
Jul 14, 2017
No "misremembered"? Roidger Clemens will be very disappointed.
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Level 88
Aug 29, 2018
I see what you did there.
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Level 82
Oct 30, 2017
And no misunderestimate?
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Level 76
May 17, 2018
As a couple of others have mentioned, maybe allow "mischance" for bad luck?
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Level ∞
Jun 12, 2018
Okay
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Level 66
Jul 6, 2018
I've done this quiz before and had no trouble getting mispronounce, but this morning my mind just wouldn't stop saying misspeak.
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Level 60
Jul 24, 2023
I got stuck on malform. Clearly doesn't work but I kept coming back to it.
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Level 67
Aug 22, 2018
I worked as a newspaper reporter for more than 30 years and could not think of misprint. To be fair, that's not the word I use for mistakes in the newspaper. I use "mistake" or "error." I think of misprint as referring to a typo.
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Level 48
Aug 22, 2018
Similar background and similar thoughts: Typo is wrong, so misquote? misinform?
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Level 80
Aug 22, 2018
I thought the gun failure would be "miss".
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Level 76
Aug 22, 2018
Nah, that's when the gun works properly but you fail.
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Level 60
Jul 24, 2023
To be fair, you probably would miss if the gun misfired.
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Level 80
Aug 22, 2018
I tried "misfit" for a few, to no avail.
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Level 71
Jan 11, 2019
How about mishappening for the leprechaun one?
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Level 24
Apr 3, 2019
My entire existence: MIStake
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Level 28
Jul 2, 2019
Damnnn
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Level 70
Feb 13, 2021
I think we're missing a great opportunity for mistribute to be used a a synonym for misdeal.
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Level 76
Apr 4, 2023
I read it as "Not bring a fetus to HARM" and was very confused. Then I tried "miscarry" for the package one and it was accepted for the fetus one and I was even more confused. Then I read the definition again.
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Level 68
Apr 19, 2023
Can you accept mistake for 75% of these please
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Level 71
Jul 23, 2023
Consider adding "misprision,' which means "passive complicity, as by concealment, that falls short of the guilt of a principal or accessory." The only reason I mention it is that Leonard Garment, one of Nixon's advisors during the Watergate scandal, defended his boss' refusal to provide documents demanded by investigators with the phrase "Stonewall does not misprision make." Fans of Cavalier poetry will get the joke.
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Level 71
Jul 23, 2023
Perhaps accept "misfiring" for misfire?
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Level 73
Jul 23, 2023
This was a missed opportunity for a clever clue with strict spelling requirement on the word "misspell"
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Level 60
Jul 24, 2023
That was a mistake by the quizmaker.
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Level 51
Jul 23, 2023
Very easy, got them all. Absolutely shocking the ones people missed.