mi • rac • u • lous / ms ' rrekyslss /

wonderful and surprising a miraculous escape

► mi rac u lous ly / ms ' rrekyslssli / adverb Miraculously, no one was hurt.

mir . ГОГ Ф / 1 mirsr / noun [ count ]

a piece of special glass where you can see yourself

Look in the mirror.

Prefix

mis-

( in verbs and nouns ) bad or wrong; in a bad way or in the wrong way to mis behave to mis understand a mis understanding

mis • be • have / , misbi heiv / verb ( mis . be . haves, mis . be . hav ing, mis . be . haved )

to behave badly

Children who misbehaved were punished. —ANTONYM behave

mis • cel • la • ne • ous / ,miss ' leiniss /

( abbreviation misc. ) adjective

consisting of many different types or things a box of miscellaneous items for sale

mis chief / ' mistfsf / noun [ noncount ]

bad behavior that is not very serious Don't get into mischief while I'm out!

mis • chie vous / ' mist/svss / adjective A mischievous child likes to behave badly, but not in a serious way

He gave a mischievous grin. —SYNONYM naughty mis er a ble / mizsrsbl / adjective

1 feeling very sad

waited in the rain for an hour, feeling cold, wet, and miserable.

making you feel sad miserable weather mis er y / ' mizsri / noun [noncount]

a strong feeling of sadness, pain etc. the misery of war

mis • for • tune / ,mis 'fortjsn / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( formal )

something bad that happens; bad luck He has known great misfortune.

mis lead / ,mis ' lid / verb

( mis . leads, mis . lead . ing, mis led , has mis . led )

to make someone believe something that is not true You misled me when you said you could give me a job. ► mis lead ing / ,mis ' lidig / adjective

a misleading advertisement

mis print / ' misprint / noun [count]

a mistake in printing or typing —Look at typo .

Miss О / mis / noun

a word that you use before the name of a girl or woman who is not married Dear Miss Smith,... Grammar

Miss , Mrs. , Ms. and Mr. are all titles that we use in front of someone's family name. You do not use these titles in front of a person's first name, unless it is included with the family name: Is there a Miss (Susan) Hudson here? Hello, Miss Hudson, come this way (NOT Miss Susan ).

miss 1 Ф / mis / verb ( miss . es , miss . ing , missed )

1 to not hit or catch something

tried to hit the ball, but I missed.

to not see or hear something

You missed a good program on TV last night.

Our house is the one on the corner — you can't miss it.

to be too late for a train, bus, airplane, or boat I just missed my bus.

—ANTONYM catch

to feel sad about someone or something that has gone I'll miss you when you leave.

miss out to not have a chance to have or do something You'll miss out on all the fun if you stay home!

miss2 / mis / noun [ count ] ( plural miss .es )

( sports ) a failure to hit, catch, or reach something you are trying to hit, catch, or reach

After several misses, he finally managed to hit the target. —Look at catch 2 ( 1 ).

mis sile / ' misl / noun [ count ]

a powerful weapon that can be sent long distances through the air and then explodes

nuclear missiles

a thing that you throw at someone to hurt them

mis .sing © / 'misir)/ adjective

lost, or not in the usual place

The police are looking for the missing child.

My bag is missing. Have you seen it?

mis sion / ' mijn / noun [ count ]

a trip to do a special job

They were sent on a mission to the moon.

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