misallotment (mis a lot ment)

[ These are all which have so mis - altered the leiturgy that it can no more be known to be itself. Bp . Hall , Ans. to Apol. for Smectymnuus, § 2. misanswert (mis-an'sėr), n. [ mis -1 + answer.] Misuse; failure. After the mis answer of the one talent. = Bp. Hall , Vayle of Moses. misanthrope (mis'an-throp), n. [= F. mis an- thrope = Sp. misántropo = Pg. misanthropo It. misantropo, μισάνθρωπος , hating man- kind, μισεῖν , hate ( μίσος , μίσος , hatred), + ἀνθρωπος , a man: see anthropic. Cf. philanthrope.] A hater of mankind; one who harbors dislike or distrust of human character or motives in gen- eral. Alas! poor dean! his only scope Was to be held a misanthrope . Swift , Death of Dr. Swift. misanthropic (mis-an-throp'ik), a . [F. mis- an thro pique = Sp. misantrópico = Pg. mis an- thropico = It. misantropico ; as misanthrope + -ic.] Having the character of a misanthrope; characteristic of a misanthrope or of mis an- thropy. =Syn. Cynical , Misanthropic , Pe imistic . Cyni- cal expre es a perverse disposition to put an unfavorable interpretation upon conduct, or to exercise austerity under profe ion of a belief in the worthle ne of any offered form of enjoyment. Misanthropic expre es a hatred of mankind as a race. Pe imistic is primarily and generally a tendency of things is only or on the whole toward evil. Byron's Childe Harold is "a jaded and misanthropic vol up- tuary"; such a person is apt to take a cynical view of others, in their motives, their virtues, their happine , etc. It is disputed whether Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" is really misanthropic or only cynical . misanthropical (mis-an-throp'i-kal), a . [ mis- anthropic + -al.] Same as misanthropic . misanthropically (mis-an-throp'i-kal-i), adv . In a misanthropic manner. misadvisedly (mis-ad-vi'zed-li), adv . Under a misanthropist (mis-an'thro-pist), n. [As mis- misapprehension; inconsiderately. anthrope + -ist.] Same as misanthrope . = But let not knaves misanthropy create, Nor feed the gall of universal hate. Langhorne, Enlargement of the Mind, i. Misanthropy is only philanthropy turned sour. J. F. Clarke, Self-Culture, p. 228. misapplication (mis-ap-li-kā'shon), n. [ mis -1 + application .] A wrong or false application or purpose. He brings me informations, pick'd out of broken words in men's common talk, which, with his malicious misap plication, he hopes will seem dangerous. Beau. and Fl., Woman-Hater, i. 3. misapply (mis-a-pli'), v. t.; pret. and pp. misap plied, ppr. misapplying. [ Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied . Shak., R. and J., ii. 3. 21. misappreciate (mis-a-prē'shi-āt), v. t.; pret. and pp. misappreciated , ppr. misappreciating . [ mis -1 + appreciate .] To fail in rightly ap- preciating; undervalue. misappreciation (mis-a-pre-shi-a's hon), n. [ mis -1 + appreciation .] "The act or fact of mis- appreciating. There is still a sufficiency of survivors to check any grave misappreciation of facts. Edinburgh Rev. , CXLV. 161. misappreciative (mis-a-prēʻshi-a-tiv), a . [ mis -1+ appreciative .] Not appreciating rightly; not showing due appreciation. with the eyes of A man may look on an heroic age a valet, as misappreciative, certainly, though not so ignoble. Lowell, Among my Books. misapprehend (mis-ap-rē-hend'), v. t. [ IMG:content-0705.png:[blocks in formation] Patient sinners may want peace through mistakes and Stilling fleet , Works, III. iii. misapprehensions of God. Well, sir, I see our misapprehension has been mutual. Sheridan, The Duenna, ii. 2. =Syn. Misconception, misunderstanding. mis apprehensively (mis-ap-rē-hen's iv-li), adv . By misapprehension or mistake. misappropriate (mis-a-pro pri-at), v. t .; pret. and pp. misappropriated, ppr. misappropriating. [ funds intrusted to one. [ appropriation of money. He made a strict inquisition into the funds of the military orders, in which there had been much waste and mis Pre scott , Ferd. and Isa., ii. 25. appropriation . 2. Appropriation with misapplication: as, the misappropriation of a term. Linnæus applied this and other similar terms to the pupa, and not to the metamorphosis the confusion origi misarrange (mis-a-rānj'), v. t.; pret. and pp. misarranged, ppr. misarranging. [ nating in their misappropriation by Fabric i us. West wood.