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mis-(2) (iou)



mis- prefix2.
[Old French mes- (mod. mes-, mes-, me-) from Proto-Romance, ult. from Latin minus (see MINUS): assim. to MIS-1.]
Occurring with the sense 'bad(ly), wrong(ly)' and with neg. force in a few words adopted from French, as misadventure, mischief, misnomer.