- mis|term
- mis|term «mihs TURM», transitive verb.to term wrongly or incorrectly.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mis|term
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term — me·tra·term; mis·term; non·term; term; term·er; term·less; in·ter·term; pre·term; uni·term; term·ly; … English syllables
mis|no|mer — «mihs NOH muhr», noun. 1. a name that describes wrongly; wrong designation: »“Lightning” is a misnomer for that slow, old horse. 2. an error in naming; misapplication of a term. 3. Law. a mistake in naming a person in a legal instrument. ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
mis|rul´er — mis|rule «mihs ROOL», noun, verb, ruled, rul|ing. –n. 1. bad or unwise rule; misgovernment: »the misrule of a dishonest government official. SYNONYM(S): maladministration. 2. a condition of disorder, anarchy, or rebellion: »the misrule of mobs ( … Useful english dictionary
mis|rule — «mihs ROOL», noun, verb, ruled, rul|ing. –n. 1. bad or unwise rule; misgovernment: »the misrule of a dishonest government official. SYNONYM(S): maladministration. 2. a condition of disorder, anarchy, or rebellion: »the misrule of mobs ( … Useful english dictionary
MIS basics — Management information Systems (MIS), sometimes referred to as Information Management and Systems, is the discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures collectively called information systems to solving business… … Wikipedia
ad|mis|sion — «ad MIHSH uhn», noun. 1. a) the act of allowing (a person, animal, or group) to enter; entrance: »the admission of aliens into a country, the admission of Kentucky as a state into the Union. His admission into the hospital was delayed for lack of … Useful english dictionary
misterm — mis·term … English syllables
misterm — mis•term′ v. t … From formal English to slang
Misterm — Mis*term , v. t. To call by a wrong name; to miscall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misuse — mis|use1 [ˌmısˈju:z] v [T] 1.) to use something for the wrong purpose, or in the wrong way, often with harmful results ▪ Even harmless drugs can be misused. ▪ The term schizophrenia is often misused. ▪ There is concern that the judges might… … Dictionary of contemporary English
