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mis´cre|a´tion — mis|cre|ate «verb. MIHS kree AYT; adjective. MIHS kree iht, AYT», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t., v.i. to create amiss; misform. –adj. created or formed improperly or unnaturally; misshapen. –mis´cre|a´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
mis|con|cep|tion — «MIHS kuhn SEHP shuhn», noun. a mistaken idea or notion; wrong conception: »The great errors and dangers that may result out of a misconception of the names of things (William Harvey) … Useful english dictionary
mis|con|struc|tion — «MIHS kuhn STRUHK shuhn», noun. a wrong or mistaken meaning; misunderstanding: »What you said was open to misconstruction. SYNONYM(S): misinterpretation … Useful english dictionary
mis|de|scrip|tion — «MIHS dih SKRIHP shuhn», noun. an incorrect description … Useful english dictionary
mis|di|rec|tion — «MIHS duh REHK shuhn, dy », noun. 1. wrong direction; improper guidance. 2. direction to an incorrect address: »misdirection of a letter. 3. Law. an error made by a judge in his charge to a jury … Useful english dictionary
mis|for|ma|tion — «MIHS fr MAY shuhn», noun. = malformation. (Cf. ↑malformation) … Useful english dictionary
mis|per|cep|tion — «MIHS puhr SEHP shuhn», noun. imperfect or erroneous perception … Useful english dictionary
mis|quo|ta|tion — «MIHS kwoh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. an incorrect quotation. 2. inaccuracy in quoting … Useful english dictionary
mis|trans|la|tion — «MIHS trans LAY shuhn, tranz », noun. an incorrect translation … Useful english dictionary
mis·con·cep·tion — /ˌmıskənˈsɛpʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] : a wrong or mistaken idea a common/popular misconception I d like to clear up a few misconceptions about the schedule. labor under a misconception see ↑labor, 2 … Useful english dictionary
