mis • sion • ar • y / ' mifa|neri / noun [ count ] ( plural mis - sion - ar - ies )
( religion ) a person who goes to another country to teach people about a religion
mis • spell / mis ' spei / verb
( mis - spells , mis - spell - ing , mis - spelled )
( english language arts ) to use one or more wrong letters
when you are writing a word
People often misspell the word "embarrassed."
mist / mist / noun [ count, noncount ] thin clouds near the ground that are difficult to see through Early in the morning, the fields were covered in mist. ► mist • y adjective ( mist - i - er , mist i - est )
a misty morning
mis .take 1©/ mi steik / noun
[ count ]
something that you think or do that is wrong You made a lot of spelling mistakes in this letter. It was a mistake to go by bus — the trip took two hours! Which word? Mistake or fault? When you make a mistake you do something wrong: Try not to make any mistakes on your exam. If you do something bad it is your fault : It's my fault we 're late. I lost the tickets. by mistake
when you did not plan to do it Sorry, I took your book by mistake.
mis • take 2 / mi steik / verb ( mis takes , mis - tak - ing , mis - took / mi ' stuk / has mis - tak - en / mi ' steikan / )
to think that someone or something is a different person or thing
I'm sorry — I mistook you for my cousin.
mis • tak • en / mi ' steikan / adjective
wrong
I said she was 25 but I was mistaken — she's 27. a case of mistaken identity (= when people think that a person is someone else ) Thesaurus
wrong not right or correct; (used about a person) not right about someone or something: I'm afraid that's the wrong answer. ♦ He was driving on the wrong side of the road. ♦ That picture is the wrong way around . ♦ We were wrong about her - she's actually very kind. —ANTONYM right
false (used about facts) not true or correct: A whale is a fish. True or false ? ♦ She gave false information to the insurance company. —ANTONYM true
incorrect wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes. This word is a little formal: an incorrect spelling ♦ Incorrect answers should be marked with a cross.
—ANTONYM correct
mistaken (used about a person) wrong in your opinion or judgment: I thought I saw Jackie sitting over there, but I must have been mistaken. ♦ It was a case of mistaken identity (= people thought that a particular person was someone else ) .
—ANTONYM right , correct
inaccurate (used about something such as a newspaper report, a map, etc.) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes: an inaccurate statement ♦ All the maps we had were completely inaccurate. ♦ The report was badly researched and inaccurate. —ANTONYM accurate
mis • treat / mis ' trit / verb
( mis - treats , mis treat ing , mis - treat - ed )
to be cruel to a person or an animal
mis • un • der • stand / misAndar' strend /
