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 misthink To think wrongly or badly (of). misthought error, mistake misthread To thread incorrectly. misthrift Extravagance; the wasting of money. misthrow To throw incorrectly. misthrust A thrust that did not go as intended. Misti A dormant conical volcano in the Andes mountains in southern Peru. mistic A kind of small sailing vessel historically used in the Mediterranean, rigged partly like a xebec and partly like a felucca. mistico mistic (type of sailing vessel) mistie To tie incorrectly. mistify To envelop or shroud in mist. mistighten To tighten improperly. mistightened Improperly tightened. mistigri A trick-taking card game that dates back to the 18th century, somewhat resembling poker. mistily In a misty manner. mistime To perform an action at the wrong time; especially to misjudge the timing of coordinated events. mistimed Done at the wrong time. mistiming Incorrect timing. mistiness The quality of being misty. misting The application of a spray of fine droplets. mistint A paint that is tinted the wrong color (from the perspective of the person who originally ordered the paint in a certain color). mistion mixture mistitle To title incorrectly; to give the wrong name to. mistle mistletoe mistless Without mist. mistlessness Absence of mist. mistletoe Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum). mistletoebird An Australian flowerpecker, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, that commonly eats and thereby serves to spread mistletoe. mistletoed Covered or overgrown with mistletoe. mistletoeing Kissing under the mistletoe (a Christmas tradition in some parts of the world) Mistley A coastal village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1131). mistlike Resembling or characteristic of mist. mistokenize To tokenize incorrectly. mistone To give a bad or wrong tone to. mistonusk The American badger. mistoss To toss incorrectly. mistotal To incorrectly calculate a total. mistouch To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake. mistpouffer An unexplained sound, like a cannon or a sonic boom, heard in various waterfront communities. mistrace To trace incorrectly. mistrack To track incorrectly. mistrade A trade that is made at an obviously incorrect price; or the act of making such trades. mistradition A wrong or false tradition. mistrafficked Describing a protein that has been incorrectly trafficked (transported) after being produced in a cell mistrafficking The incorrect trafficking of an enzyme or other protein mistrail To gallop in such a way that the rear hoof lands in line with the place where the front hoof on the opposite side landed. mistrain To draw (something) badly or in the wrong direction. mistral A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean. Mistralian Of or pertaining to Frédéric Mistral mistransact To transact badly. mistransaction The process of mistransacting. mistranscribe To transcribe incorrectly. mistranscript A mistranscription. mistranscription Incorrect transcription. mistransfer To transfer incorrectly. mistransform To transform incorrectly. mistransformation Transformation that did not turn out properly. mistransfuse To transfuse the wrong blood to a patient or to tranfuse the wrong patient. mistransfusion Transfusion of the wrong blood or to the wrong patient. mistranslate To translate incorrectly. mistranslation An incorrect translation. mistranslational Relating to mistranslation mistransliterate To transliterate incorrectly. mistransliteration An incorrect transliteration. mistranslocated Incorrectly moved to a wrong cellular compartment (applied to proteins or RNA). mistransmit To transmit incorrectly. mistransport To transport the wrong thing or to the wrong place. mistranspose To transpose by mistake. mistrap To lose control while attempting to trap (something). mistreading misstep; misbehaviour mistreat To treat someone, or something roughly or badly. mistreater A person who mistreats. mistreatment Cruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object). mistress A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership. mistressdom The realm or sphere of mistresses (female partners in extramarital relationships). mistresshood The role or status of a mistress. mistressless Without a mistress. mistressly Pertaining to the mistress of a home or household. mistressmind A female mastermind. mistresspiece A work by a woman that exhibits outstanding creativity, skill or cleverness. mistressship Female rule or dominion. mistressy Resembling or characteristic of a mistress. Mistretta A surname from Italian. mistrial A trial that is prematurely ended upon being declared invalid because of an error in procedure, or because of a hung jury. mistrigger To trigger by mistake. mistrim To trim badly or wrongly. mistrip To trip by mistake. mistrust Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust. mistruster Someone who mistrusts. mistrustful Having mistrust, lacking trust (in someone or something). mistrustfully In a mistrustful manner. mistrustfulness Quality of being mistrustful. mistrusting mistrust mistrustingly In a mistrusting manner. mistrustless Without mistrust or suspicion; trusting, unsuspecting. mistruth Untruth; falsehood. mistruthful Untruthful; lying. mistry To declare a mistrial in (a court case). mistryst To break an engagement with. mistucked Incorrectly or inadequately tucked mistune To tune wrongly. mistuned Incorrectly tuned mistuning An incorrect tuning misturn To turn wrongly or incorrectly; turn aside wrongly; pervert. mistutor To tutor badly or astray. mistweet A tweet (message sent on X or (formerly) Twitter) that should not have been sent, such as one that is inappropriate, embarrassing, sent in error, etc. mistwist To twist incorrectly or by mistake. misty Covered in mist; foggy. mistyish Somewhat misty. mistype To type incorrectly, introducing spelling mistakes or other errors. mistyping A mistyped word. misua Misua; a very thin variety of salted Chinese noodles made from wheat flour. Misuluan Synonym of Misumalpan. Misumalpa Synonym of Misumalpan. Misumalpan Of or relating to a small language family spoken by indigenous peoples on the east coast of Nicaragua and nearby areas. misunderestimate To underestimate mistakenly or wrongly; to misestimate with an error on the lower side. misunderestimation An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating; misestimation of the low-side error type. misunderstand To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly. misunderstandable Capable of being misunderstood. misunderstander One who misunderstands. misunderstanding A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception. misunderstandingly So as to misunderstand. misunderstate To understate by mistake. misunderstatement An understatement made by mistake or that is so extremely understated as to be misleading. misunderstood Not comprehended correctly. misunderstoodness The quality of being misunderstood. misunification The act or result of misunifying; an incorrect union. misunify To unify erroneously. misunion A bad or wrong union: a bad marriage, a wrong alliance, or an inappropriate or defective joint or attachment. misunite To unite that which does not belong together. Misuraca A surname. misusage Improper usage (especially of words). misuse An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something. misused Used in an incorrect or inappropriate manner. misusement misuse misuser A person who misuses something. misutilization misuse misutilize To utilize inefficiently or inappropriately. misutter To utter incorrectly; to garble. misvaluate To valuate inaccurately; to make a misvaluation. misvaluation inaccurate valuation misvalue To value wrongly: to misjudge the value of. misvenerate To venerate something or someone that does not deserve it. misvent To vent improperly. misventure misadventure misventurous Subject to misventure; unfortunate. misview To view incorrectly; to misinterpret. misvocalization incorrect vocalization misvocalize To vocalize incorrectly. misvoice To speak for in an incorrect and erroneous manner