mishap, mishappe

[Pref. mis-, and Eng. hap, s. (q. v.)] A mischance, a misfortune; an unlucky chance; ill-luck. *mis-happe, v. i . [Pref. mis-, and English hap (q. v.).] To be unlucky; to fare unluckily. "For many a vice, as saith the clerke, There hongen vpon slouthes lappe, Of suche as make a man mishappe ." Gower: C. A. , iv. mis-hăp -pen, v . i . [Pref. mis- , and Eng. hap pen (q. v.).] 1. To happen unluckily; to turn out ill. 2. To fare ill; to be unlucky. "Boste and deignouse pride and ille avisement Mishapnes often tide. Robert de Brunne , p. 289. mis-hap-pi-ne , s. [Pref. mis- , and Eng. hap pine (q. v.).] Misery, wretchedne . "What wit haue worde o prest and forceable, That may containe my great mis happine ?" Wyatt: Complaint upon Loue, . mis-hăp-pỹ, a . [Pref. mis- , and English happy .v.).] Unhappy, miserable, wretched, sad. "Sorweful and mishappy is the condition of a poure beggar." Chaucer : Tale of Melibeus. (q. v.) a. mis-hear', v . t. [Pref. mis-, and English hear (q. v.).] To hear wrongly; to mistake in hearing. "Thou hast mi poke, misheard ." Shakesp.: King John, iii. 1. *mis-heed', s. [Pref.mis-, and Eng. heed (q. v.).] Carele ne . "By misheed or by mishap." Sylvester: Map of Man , 312. mish-mash, s . [A reduplication of mash (q. v.).] A mingle-mangle, a hotch-potch, a me . Mish-mee, Mish-mî, s. [See def.] Geog.: A chain of mountains east of A am. mishmee-bitter, s. Pharm.: The dried root of Coptes teeta, the offense. "Make amends for man's misguide." Spenser: Hymne of Heavenly Love, mis-guide', *mis-guyde, v. t. & i. [Pref. mis- , and Eng. guide , v. (q. v.)] A. Transitive : astray; to direct to a wrong purpose or end. "Vanity is more apt to misguide men than false reasoning."-Goldsmith: On Polite Learning , ch. viii. 2. Ill-use, to ill-treat. ( Scotch .) IMG:content-1266.png:[blocks in formation] properly. 2. Law : To join in or make a party to a suit im- a misjoinder of defendants, by entering a nolle prosequi, as to the party misjoined , otherwise at the trial he will be acquitted."- Black stone : Comment . , bk. iii., ch. 2. (q.v.).] mis-join-der, s . [Prefix mis- , and Eng. joinder Law: The joining of parties in a suit or action who ought not to be so joined. "The nonjoinder or misjoinder of a plaintiff may be amended."- Black stone : Comment ., bk. ifi., ch. 11. mis-judge', v. t . & i. [Pref. mis- , and Eng. judge (q. v.).] A. Trans.: To judge ill or wrongly of; to judge erroneously; to misconstrue, to misinterpret. "Clarendon might misjudge the motive of his retire- D. In trans.: To make a mistake in judging; to err in judgment. "The misjudging friends of liberty might long have regretted the golden opportunity which had been suffered to escape." -Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. ii. ment (q.v.).] The act of misjudging; a wrong or mis-judgment, s. [Pref. mis- , and Eng. judg- erroneous judgment, opinion, or determination; misinterpretation, misconstruction. Hall : Cases of Conscience , dec. if., case 6. "Misjudgment in cases of a p cuniary damage."- Bp . (q.v.).] To keep wrongly. mis-keēp, v . t . [Prefix mis- , and English keep *mis-keep-Ing, *mis-kep-ing, s. [Prefix mis- , and Eng. keeping (q. v.).] Bad or carele keeping. mis-kěn', v . t . [Prefix mis- , and English ken , v. (q. v.)) To be ignorant of; not to know. *mis'-ken, s . [O. English metathesis for mixen = miksen.] A mixen, a dunghill. *mis-kěn'-ning, s . [MISKEN, v .] "It is often worse to misknow or to misjudge than to be wholly ignorant."- Brit . Quart. Review. Eng. knowledge (q. v.).] Want of knowledge; im- *mis-knowl-edge ( k silent), s . [Pref. mis- , and perfect knowledge; ignorance. "This sham of knowledge had been flat misknowledge ." -Carlyle: Reminiscences, 1. 77. mis-lāy, v.t. [Pref.mis-, and Eng. lay , v. (q. v.)] *1. To lay or set in a wrong place. "If the butler be a tell-tale, mislay a spoon, so as he may never find it."- Swift : Directions to Servants. 2. To lay or deposit in some place not remembered. mis-layer, *mis-lai-er, s. [Eng. mislay : -er.] One who mislays; one who sets in a wrong place. "The mislayer of a mere stone is to blame but the un- defineth ami of lands." - Bacon: E ays. just judge is the capital remover of landmarks, when he miş'-le (le asel), subst . [MISLE, v.] Fine, close rain; a drizzle. miş'-le (le asel), v . i . (A frequent. from mist (q. v.).] To rain in fine drops, to mizzle. "As misling drops hard flints in time doe pearse." Gas coigne: A Remembrance. mis-lead', *mis-lede, v . t . [Pref. mis- , and Eng. lead, v. (q. v.)] To lead in a wrong direction or path; to lead astray, to cause to err, to guide into "Mislike me not for my complexion, The shadow'd livery of the burnish'd sun." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice , ii. 1. (q.v.).] mis-lik'-ing, s. & a. [Pref. mis- , and Eng. liking (q. v.).] mis-lip-pen, v . t . [Pref. mis-, and Eng. lippen mis-live', *mis-leve, v. i. [Pref. mis-, and life wrongly or wickedly. Eng. live , v. (q. v.) To live ill; to spend one's "If he mislire in leudne and lust, Little boots all the wealth and the trust." Spenser: Shepherd's Calendar; May. *mis-lived, a. [Pref. mis- , and Eng. lived , a. (q. v.)] Living wickedly or wrongly. "Ovide telleth in his boke Ensample touch end of misloke ." (q. v.).] To make ami or wrongly. mis-make', v. t. [Pref. mis-, and Eng. make The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia mismanager