- mis|sense
- mis|sense «MIHS SEHNS», adjective.Genetics. having to do with or resulting from specifying the wrong amino acid in the genetic code.╂[< mis- + sense, as in nonsense]
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mis-sense — … Useful english dictionary
sense — coun·ter·sense; in·sense; sense; sense·ful; un·sense; an·ti·sense; mis·sense; non·sense; sense·less; sense·less·ly; sense·less·ness; … English syllables
Mis- — (m[i^]s ). [In words of Teutonic origin, fr. AS. mis ; akin to D. mis , G. miss , OHG. missa , missi , Icel. & Dan. mis , Sw. miss , Goth. missa ; orig., a p. p. from the root of G. meiden to shun, OHG. m[=i]dan, AS. m[=i][eth]an ([root]100. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mis- — 1 prefix (added to verbs and their derivatives) wrongly: misapply. ↘badly: mismanage. ↘unsuitably: misname. Origin OE, of Gmc origin. mis 2 prefix occurring in a few words adopted from French expressing a sense with negative force: misadventure.… … English new terms dictionary
mis´un|der|stand´er — mis|un|der|stand «MIHS uhn duhr STAND», transitive verb, intransitive verb, stood, stand|ing. 1. to understand wrongly; not comprehend rightly; misconceive: »He misunderstood the question and got the answer wrong. SYNONYM(S): misapprehend. 2 … Useful english dictionary
mis|un|der|stand — «MIHS uhn duhr STAND», transitive verb, intransitive verb, stood, stand|ing. 1. to understand wrongly; not comprehend rightly; misconceive: »He misunderstood the question and got the answer wrong. SYNONYM(S): misapprehend. 2 … Useful english dictionary
mis- — ► PREFIX 1) (added to verbs and their derivatives) wrongly, badly, or unsuitably: mismanage. 2) occurring in some nouns expressing a sense with negative force: misadventure. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
mis|con|strue — «MIHS kuhn STROO», transitive verb, strued, stru|ing. to take in a wrong or mistaken sense; misunderstand: »The little girl s shyness was sometimes misconstrued as rudeness. SYNONYM(S): misinterpret … Useful english dictionary
mis|un|der|stood — «MIHS uhn duhr STUD», ., adjective. a) the past tense and past participle of misunderstand: »She misunderstood what the teacher said and did the wrong homework. –adj. 1. not properly understood; taken in a wrong sense. 2. not properly appreciated … Useful english dictionary
Sense and Sensibility — Raison et Sentiments Pour les articles homonymes, voir Raison et Sentiments (homonymie). Raison et Sentiments[N 1] … Wikipédia en Français
