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MISINFORM v. 2 definitions
To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly.
MISINFORMANT n.
A misinformer.
MISINFORMATION n.
Untrue or incorrect information. Bacon.
MISINFORMER n.
One who gives or incorrect information.
MISINSTRUCT v.
To instruct amiss.
MISINSTRUCTION n.
Wrong or improper instruction.
MISINTELLIGENCE n. 2 definitions
Wrong information; misinformation.
MISINTEND v.
To aim amiss. [Obs.]
MISINTERPRET v.
To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.
MISINTERPRETABLE a.
Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.
MISINTERPRETATION n.
The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.
MISINTERPRETER n.
One who interprets erroneously.
MISSING a.
e found; lost; wanting; not present when called or looked for. Neither was there aught missing unto them. 1 Sam. xxv. 7. For a time caught up to God, as once Moses was in the mount, and missing long. Milton.
MISSINGLY adv.
With a sense of loss. [Obs.] Shak.
MOCCASIN n. 2 definitions
A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rat…
MOCCASINED a.
Covered with, or wearing, a moccasin or moccasins. "Moccasined feet." Harper's Mag.
MOLOSSINE n.
A bat of the genus Molossus, as the monk bat.
MONESIN n.
The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.
MORSING HORN n.
A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
MOSSINESS n.
The state of being mossy.
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