Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z misrotate To rotate incorrectly misrotated Incorrectly rotated misrotation incorrect rotation misroute To route incorrectly; to send the wrong way. misrouting An incorrect routing. misrule The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. misruler One who rules badly. misruling A bad or wrong ruling. misruly unruly misrun A casting that does not completely fill the mold, leaving unfilled spaces. miss To fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc. missa a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgical service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably when the text in Latin is used (as long universally prescribed by Rome) missable Able to avoid detection. Missabotti A locality in the Nambucca Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. missal A prayer book; a church service (book). missalette A small missal, especially one published periodically. missay To speak ill of (someone). missayer One who missays; a misspeaker. missaying A mistake in speech. misscan To scan incorrectly. misschedule To schedule badly or wrongly. misschool To school improperly; to teach or train in incorrect or problematic material or by the wrong methods. misscore To assign the wrong score to. misscreen To screen (examine in order to assess the status of) improperly. misscrew To screw in incorrectly. misscribe To write or inscribe incorrectly. misscription The act or result of misscribing. misseal To seal improperly. misseasoned Badly seasoned. misseat To seat badly or wrongly. missee To see incorrectly; to misperceive visually; take a wrong view of; see in a false or distorted light. misseek To seek for wrongly. misseem To be unbecoming to; not to suit. misseeming Unseemly, unbecoming. missegmented Incorrectly segmented missegregate To segregate incorrectly (typically, chromosomes) missegregation The faulty segregation of chromosomes. missegregative Relating to missegregation missel A missel thrush. Misselbrook A surname. misselden Synonym of mistletoe misseldine Mistletoe. misselect To select incorrectly. misselection Bad or incorrect selection. missell To sell something wrongly or fraudulently. misseller One who missells. misselling The act of one who missells. missen Myself. missend To send incorrectly or to the wrong destination. Missenden A surname. missense A damaged DNA sequence that is meaningful but has an incorrect meaning, with the result that its products do not do what they are supposed to do. missequence An error in sequencing. misser One who misses. misserve To serve incorrectly or unfaithfully. misservice Synonym of disservice. misses A range of clothing sizes for women of average height and build. misset To set, adjust or calibrate incorrectly. missew To sew badly, with errors. missewn Containing sewing errors. missex To sex incorrectly; to incorrectly determine the sex of. missey A surname from French. misshade To shade improperly. misshaded Having incorrect shading. misshading An instance of misshading misshape A misshapen person; a misshapen body. misshapen Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen. misshapenly In a misshapen manner. misshapenness Quality of being misshapen. misshaper Someone who misshapes. misshare To share something that should not be shared. missharpen To sharpen incorrectly. misshelve To place on the wrong shelf; to misclassify. misshelving An instance of something being misshelved. misshift To change gears incorrectly, such as switching into the wrong gear or ending up in a state when the vehicle is not in gear, or being in the wrong gear for a certain time of driving when another gear is required. misship To ship incorrectly, such as to the wrong location or at the wrong time. misshipment A shipment that is misdelivered; an instance of misshipping. misshod Badly or wrongly shod. misshood girlhood misshoot To shoot incorrectly (any sense). misshot A shot that was made incorrectly; an instance of misshooting. misshuffle To shuffle incorrectly. missie A young woman; miss. missight Sight proved to be wrong; an instance of seeing something that turned out to be something else or nothing at all. missign To sign improperly or incorrectly. missignal To signal wrongly or in error missignify To signify falsely; to give the appearance of something that is not true. missigning An incorrect signing. Missildine A surname. missile Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. missileer One who launches missiles. missilelike Resembling or characteristic of a missile. missileman A member of the military responsible for missile launches. missileproof Resistant to missiles. missilery The science of missiles. missing Not able to be located; gone, misplaced. missingly With a sense of loss. missingness Absence. missiological Of or pertaining to missiology. missiologically In terms of, or by means of, missiology. missiologist One who studies missiology. missiology The area of practical theology which studies the mandate, message and work of the Christian missionary. mission A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. missional Of or pertaining to a religious mission; missionary. missionality The quality of being missional. missionally In a missional manner. missionar A missionary. missionaress A female missionary. missionarily In a missionary manner. missionary One who is sent on a mission. missionarying The religious work of a missionary. missionaryism The work of a missionary, attempting to spread a religion or creed. missionaryize To spread religion to, in the role of a missionary. missionarylike Resembling or characteristic of a missionary. missionaryship The state or business of a missionary. missionee The person whom a missionary attempts to convert to a religion. missioneering The religious work done by missionaries. missioner A missionary. missionization The religious work of a missionary. missionize To work as a missionary; to do missionary work. missionizer One who missionizes; a missionary. missionless Without a mission. missionlessness Absence of a mission. Missiquoi A Native American tribe located in the Wabanaki region of what now is northern Vermont and southern Quebec. missish Prim and prudish. missishly In a missish manner. missishness The quality of being missish. Mississauga A member of an Algonquian people now living in southern Ontario, Canada; also a member of this race. Mississaugan A native or inhabitant of Mississauga, Canada. Mississippi Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to equal approximately one second in length. Mississippian Of a geologic epoch within the Carboniferous period from about 359 to 318 million years ago; marked by glaciation and the appearance of the first trees. missituate To situate incorrectly. missive A written message; a letter, note or memo. missized Of the wrong size. misslanted Improperly slanted (any sense). misslaughter To slaughter improperly. misslice To slice incorrectly. missment A mistake; an error. misso Missus (“wife or girlfriend”). missocialisation Inadequate or disadvantageous socialisation; especially of a child missocialize To socialize inappropriately; to treat in a manner that encourages socially inappropriate behavior. Missolonghi A town in western Greece. missolve To solve incorrectly; to arrive at the wrong solution. Misson A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6895). missorium A decorated plate, which in late Roman and Byzantine times was donated on the occasion of solemn anniversaries to dignitaries missort To sort incorrectly; to misorder. Missoula A city, the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, United States. Missoulian Of or relating to Missoula, Montana, United States. missound To sound or pronounce wrongly. missource To source inappropriately or incorrectly. Missouri A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City.