| misc. |
abbreviation of "miscellaneous" or "miscellany." |
| miscalculate |
to calculate or judge incorrectly. |
| miscall |
to call by a wrong or inappropriate name. |
| miscarriage |
a failure to function correctly or achieve the right or desired results. [2 definitions] |
| miscarry |
to be unsuccessful or fail; go wrong. [2 definitions] |
| miscast |
to assign an unsuitable role to, esp. a theatrical role. |
| miscegenation |
marriage or sexual intercourse between a man and a woman of different races, esp. between a white and a black in the United States. |
| miscellaneous |
being of diverse kinds; various. [2 definitions] |
| miscellany |
a collection of various or assorted items, esp. a collection of literary pieces by different authors and on various topics. |
| mischance |
an unfortunate incident; accident or mishap. |
| mischief |
conduct or behavior that is often playful but causes annoyance and sometimes damage or injury. [3 definitions] |
| mischief-maker |
a person who creates trouble or discord among others, esp. by gossiping. |
| mischievous |
having a tendency toward annoying or mildly injurious behavior; causing mischief. [3 definitions] |
| miscible |
capable of being mixed together. |
| misconceive |
to interpret or understand wrongly; misunderstand. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding or conceiving; wrong notion or idea. |
| misconduct |
improper, often unlawful behavior; misbehavior. [3 definitions] |
| misconstrue |
to fail to correctly understand the meaning of; misinterpret. |
| miscount |
to count or calculate incorrectly. [2 definitions] |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. [2 definitions] |
| miscue |
in sports, an error, as in handling the ball. [6 definitions] |