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mis´at|tri|bu´tion — mis|at|trib|ute «MIHS uh TRIHB yoot», transitive verb, ut|ed, ut|ing. to attribute incorrectly: »Acts of anonymous attack…may be misattributed as to source and so lead to a world holocaust (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). –mis´at|tri|bu´tion,… … Useful english dictionary
mis´der|i|va´tion — mis|de|rive «MIHS dih RYV», transitive verb, rived, riv|ing. to derive incorrectly; assign an incorrect derivation to. –mis´der|i|va´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
mis´es|ti|ma´tion — mis|es|ti|mate «verb. mihs EHS tuh mayt; noun. mihs EHS tuh miht», verb, mat|ed, mat|ing, noun. –v.t. to make an incorrect estimate of. –n. an incorrect estimate or valuation. –mis´es|ti|ma´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
mis´punc|tu|a´tion — mis|punc|tu|ate «mihs PUHNGK chu ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to punctuate incorrectly. –mis´punc|tu|a´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
mis´val|u|a´tion — mis|val|ue «mihs VAL yoo», transitive verb, ued, u|ing. 1. to value falsely or wrongly. 2. = undervalue. (Cf. ↑undervalue) –mis´val|u|a´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
mis|ap|pli|ca|tion — «MIHS ap luh KAY shuhn», noun. a misapplying or being misapplied; wrong application … Useful english dictionary
mis|cal|cu|la|tion — «MIHS kal kyuh LAY shuhn», noun. a wrong or incorrect calculation: »[Hitler s] miscalculation was not in respect of Russia;…his miscalculation was in respect of Britain (Atlantic) … Useful english dictionary
mis|ce|ge|na|tion — «mih SEHJ uh NAY shuhn, MIHS uh juh », noun. an intermarriage or interbreeding between different races, especially, in the United States, between whites and blacks. ╂[American English < Latin miscēre mix + genus race + English ation] … Useful english dictionary
mis|ed|u|ca|tion — «MIHS ehj u KAY shuhn», noun. improper education … Useful english dictionary
mis|in|for|ma|tion — «MIHS ihn fuhr MAY shuhn», noun. wrong or misleading information … Useful english dictionary
