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misascribe dnis-jis-krib'), t.f, pr.'t. and pp. misbehaved (mis-bf-huvd'), //. a. Utility of 
mix/iscnhiil, ppr. mitiiixiribiiiii. [< >ni-l + a.i- ill bi-havior; ill-bred ; rude. 
crib, . ] To asc-ribe falsely ,ir erroneously. Like a rni^Aotwd and sullen wench, 
That may be misttscribed to art which is the bare produc- Thou pout'st upon thy fortune and thy love, 
tionof mitiir.-. BoyU. .S'Ao*., R. and J., ill. 3. 143. 
misassay (,inis-a-sa'), v. t. [< mi*-i + assay.] misbehavior, misbehaviour (mis-i>f.-imv'yor>, 
To attempt iinsiie.Tssl'ully. n. [< MK. MMByftocyvr; < mis- 1 + behaiiin. | 
Hast thou any sheep.cure n<Matd ? Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; mis. -mi- 
ll Bmtene, Willie and Old Weruock. duct, 
misassign (mi.s-a-siu'), <;. t. [< mix-l + assign.] 
To assign erroneously. 
We have not misassigned the cause of this phenomenon. 
Buyle. 
misattendt (mis-a-tend'), v. t. [< ii-l + at- 
tend.] To disregard. 
miscarry 
For thy* skyle hyt may he seyde, 
llandlyng x\nii> Im >> n- mysltreyde. 
MS. Uari. ITul, f. i. (UallimU.) 
miscalculate (mi*-kal'ku-lat), r. t.; pn-t. and 
pp. mixralrulatril, ppr. miscalculating. [< 
+ mlniliite.~) To calculate erroneously; make 
a wrong estimate of. 
After all the care I have taken, there may be, In men a 
multitude of passages, several misquoted . . . and mis- 
calculated. Arbuthnot, Anc. Coins. 
miscalculation (mis-kal-ku-la'shon), n. [< 
it*-l + calculation.] Erroneous calculation or 
estimate. 
Middle English contracted 
A Middle English form of 
They schall stond an 
reforme and redrese an- 
all such tnysbyhauyors and fauttes as hane be, or be nowe, 
or schalbe. English Gilds (E. E. T. 8.), p. 820. 
The cause of this misbehaviour and unworthy deport- miscall (mis-kal'), r. t. [< mix-l + call.] 1. To 
meat was their not understanding the designs of mercy. call by a wrong name ; name improperly. 
rk *- U ' Punish that unhappy crime of nature 
Which you miscall my beauty. 
B. Jonson, Volpone, 111 6. 
The all-powerful and never tiring waves of that great 
tea miscalled the Pacific. 
misaventuret, n. A Middle English form of -Swfc; X <ST+ 6% L i. E^neou^ , Dara<a ' V "" B ^"' L m ' 
misadrenturc. l ipf . falge O p inion . especially, belief in false ? To K> ve an unworthy name or character to; 
misaver (mit-f-ver ), r. t. ; pret. and pp. mis- religious doctrines berate; revue. 
ttBUZS^SSK^ii &^$SG^ttS5K&& BStttt*rtt*ClfcA 
misaviset, v.t. A Middle English form of mis- Piers Plowman (C), ivlii. 181. Those messengers ... did miscall, and abuse with enll 
'"/"-' Misbelief Is generally a more hopeful foundation for the word ' both our <>* " d "* 
misbeart (mis-bar'), r. [ME. misberen; < TOW-' Evangelist to build upon than simple unbelief. 
+ 6.ri.] To misbehave; bear one's self wrong- . * .-*". <*>* studiea. P . 429. w ****gfiBff no " ' 1<>rd '' C "" > 
ly ; misconduct one's self. * fl Jfaatrfay, Conversation between Cowley and Milton. 
Of youre negligence and unkonnynge ye have myskorn Ye shut ban no misbileve Mr. Fountain ascribed it to the sombre Influence of Mrs. 
yow and trespassed unto me. Chaucer, Tale of Melibeus. Ne wrong conceit of me In your absence. Bazalgette, and miscalled her till Jane's hair stood on endi 
misbecome (mis-be-kum'), V. t.; pret. misbe- Chaucer, Canon a Yeoman's Tale, L 202. C. Reade, Love me Little, vilL 
came, pp. misbecome, ppr. mishrcoiniiiq [< mis-l misbelieve (mis-be-lev ), v. i.; pret. and pp. =Syn. 1. To misname; mlsterm. 
+ become.] To fail to become or beseem; suit misbelieved,??*, misbelieving. [<mis-l + beliere.] miscapet, v. t. \FoT*misscape,< wiw-1 + scape*.] 
ill; be unfitting. V? believe erroneously. Spenser, F. Q., IV. To escape (one) wrongly. 
Have iiiiVic.Min'r/ our oaths and gravities X " ^"' Many deed*, words, and thougbtes miscaped me In my 
ShaJc.,L. L. L.,'v. 2. 778. misbelievedt (mis-be-levd'), a. [< ME. misbi- lTfe - Bp. Fisher, Sermons, I. 359. (Danes.) 
Why do you turn away, and weep so fast, leved; < misbelief + -e<T*.] Misbelieving; be- miscarriage (mis-kai-'aj), . [< -! + car- 
, , 
And utter things that misbecome your looks ? 
Beau, and Ft., King and No King, ill. 1. 
misbecoming 1 (mis-be-kum'ing), n. [Verbal n. 
of misbecome, v.] An improper act; indeco- 
rous conduct. [Rare.] 
She saw, and she forgot, . . . 
Remembered not the opulent, great Queen, 
Whom riotous misbecomi/iys so became. 
B. H. Stoddard, (iuust* of the State. 
misbecoming' 2 (mis-be-kum'ing), p. a. 
coming; unseemly; improper; indecorous. 
Stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, 
And put them into misbecoming plight. 
MUton, Comus, L 372. 
misbecomingly (mis-be-kum'ing-li), adv. In a 
misbecoming manner. 
Those darker humours that 
Stick mitbecominyly on others. 
Fletcher (and aiuiiher), Two Soble Kinsmen, I. 2. 
lieviug amiss. 
O tbow wikked serpent Jalousie. 
Thow mysbilcted and envyous folye. 
Chaucer, Troilus, UL 888. 
misbeliever (mis-be-le'ver), n. One who holds 
false beliefs; especially, one who holds false 
religious opinions. 
You call me [Shylock] misbeliever, cut-throat dog. 
Shalr., M. of V., L 3. 112. 
Unbe- misbelieving (mis-be-le'ving). p. a. [< ME. 
misbclevunge; ppr. of misbeliei-e.] Believing er- 
roneously; holding a false doctrine; especially, 
believing a false religion. 
The londe that was so plenter.ouse and rlche er the mys- 
belevynge peple were entred. Merlin (E. E. T. 8.), U. 191. 
Go, go, into old Titus' sorrowful house, 
And hither hale that misbelieving Moor. 
.S7i*-., Tit. And., v. 3. 143. 
misbecomlngness (mis-be-kum'ing-nesj, . misbeseem (mis-be-sem'), v. t. [< mw-i -I- be- 
^T, n . . . ^ . e<>*>,>, I T<- omf ill * miahAAtfMBA 
The state or quality of being misbecoming; un- 
suitableness. 
misbedet, c. t. [ME., < AS. misbeodan (= Icel. 
misbjodhii), offend, ill-use, < mis- + beodan, 
offer: see mis- 1 and bid.] To injure; wrong; 
insult. 
Who hath yow misboden or offended? 
To suit ill ; misbecome. 
Too much misbeseeming a generous nature. 
Raleigh, Hist World, UI. 111. % i. 
Go sell those mixbrseeminfl clothes thou wear'st, 
And feed thyself with them. 
Beau, and Fl., Philaster, iv. 2. 
misbestow (mis-be-sto'), r. t. [< mis-i + be- 
riage.] 1 . A goine wrong ; failure of a purposed 
result; untoward event; mischance: as, the 
criminal escaped by miscarriage of justice. 
These and the like mitcarriayet In point of correspon- 
dency were conceived to arise from . . . two errors in their 
government. Winthrop, Hist. New England, I. S44. 
They marvelled . . . [the ship] was not arrived, fearing 
some miscarriage. 
A. Morton, New England's Memorial, p. 98. 
Your cures . . . aloud you tell, 
But wisely your miscarriages conceal. 
Garth, Dispensary, v. 
2. A wrong or perverse course, as of conduct; 
improper action or behavior; misdemeanor. 
By and by he fell upon a serious reprimand of the faults 
and miscarriages of some Princes and Governor*. 
Ecelyn, Diary, March 22, 1675. 
Besides his miscarriage here in New-England, he was 
suspected of having murdered a man that had ventured 
monies with him when he first came into New-England. 
N. Morion, New England's Memorial, p. 140. 
The dividing of the fleete, however, Is, I hear, voted a 
tnixcnrriane, and the not building a fortification at Sheer- 
nesse. Pepys, Diary, Feb. 17, Wfls. 
3. In pathol., the act of miscarrying (see mis- 
carry, r. t., 3); properly, untimely delivery be- 
fore the twenty-eignth week of gestation. See 
abortion, 1. 
Whan Lowys herd that same, that Robert was so dede, 
Ageyn right and lawe, tille Henry he mixbedr. 
Rob. of Brunne, p. 104. 
misbefallt (inis-be-fal'), >. . [ME. misbefallen; 
< mitt- 1 + befall.] ' To be unfortunate ; turn out 
badly. 
For elles but a man do so 
Him male ful ofte miibefaU. 
Gainer, Conf. Amant., L 
misbegett (mis-be-gef), r. t. [ME.; < mi-i 
Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. 51. stow.] To bestow improperly; err in bestow- miscarriageable (mis-kar'aj-a-bl), a. K m'ut- 
Why should we be more miscarriaflcable by such possi- 
bilities or hopes than others? Bp. Hall, A Short Answer. 
KTWSiM, -STUBS; -j-srs -fssy&t. L 
misbegot, misbegotten (mis-be-gof, -got'n), 
/>. a. [< ;*-! + begot, begotten.] Unlawfully 
or irregularly begotten : used also as a general 
'; of opprob 
Throe misbegotten knaves in Kemlal green came at mv > i j, x- , 
back and let drive at me. Shak., 1 Hen. IV., U. 4. Md misbodent. Past participle of misbede. 
The only thing that had saved the misbeaotten republic DUSbornt (mis-b6rn'), n. [< ME. mittboren, 
nly thing that had saved the misbegotten republic 
as yet was Its margin, its geographical vastness ; but that 
was now discounted and exhausted. 
H. James, Jr., Harper's Mag., LXXVII. 107. 
misbehave (mis-bo-haV), .; pret. and pp. mis- 
behaccd, ppr. niMteharinii. [< mis- 1 + behave.] 
I. intrant. To behave ill; conduct one's self 
improperly or indecorously. 
Sensible that they had misbehaved in giving us that dis- 
turbance. Franlrlin, Autobiog., p. 192. 
II. traiix. To conduct (one's self) ill: with the misbornet, p. a. [ME., pp. of mishear.] 111- 
ri'tli>xive pronouns: as, he misbehaveil himself. 
If anie one doo offende or mi> 
be corrected anil piuii^lieil. 
J. Mi.,* ;. -.iijiplemciit of the Irish Chronicles, ai 
ln g- carriage + -able.] Liable to miscarry. [Rare.] 
Alas that the Spirit of God should blow as an uncertalne 
wind, should so mistake his inspiring, to misbestow his 
gulfU promis'd only to the elect ! 
Milton, Apol. for Smectymnuus. miscarry (mis-kar i), v.; pret. and pp. miscar- 
Remember (dear) how loath and slow r "' rf PP r - miscarrying. [< ME. miscarien; < mis-1 
I was to cast a look or smile, + carry.] I. inlrans. 1. To fail of reaching 
0r J?!i e ' OTe : lln , e to mis bestow the intended destination ; go astro v ; be lost or 
Till thou hadst chang d both face and stile. parried ftstrav in transit 
Carew. To the Jealous Mistress. 
The cardinal's letter to the pope miscarried, 
And came to the eye o' the king. 
Shot., lien. VIII., 111. 2.30. 
Two Ill-looking Ones, that I thought did plot how to 
make me miscarry In my journey. 
Kunyan, Pilgrim's Progress, p. 256. 
2. To go wrong; fail in object or purpose ; come 
to naught; come to grief. 
For what mincarries 
Shall be the general's fault, though he perform 
To th' utmost of a man. Shot. . Cor., L 1. 270. 
Notwithstanding the desperate haxards ran by the 
whale-catehers in their thin whale boats, . . . ft has been 
rarely known that any of them have miscarried. 
C. Mather. Mag. Chris., 1. 3. 
Juries are proverbially uncertain, and justice must some- 
time* miscarry. Tile Nation, XLVIH. 386. 
stoical.] The act of bestowing improperly or 
inappropriately. 
misbirth (mis -berth'), n. [< mis- 1 + birth. 
( 'f. misbreyde.] An abortion. 
Thou blasphemous, scandalous Misbirth of nature. 
Carlyle, Letters and Speeches of Cromwell, ni. 178. 
bore, < AS. misboren, misborn, misshapen, de- 
generate, < mis- + boren, bom: see mis- 1 and 
born.] Born to evil. 
A pouer cbilde. and in the name 
Of thllke, whiche is so misbon, 
Wetoke. Oower, Conf. Amant., a 
Ah! mwfcorwElfe. 
In evHl houre thy foes thee hither sent. 
Spenser, F. Q., I. vl. 42. 
3. To suffer untimely delivery; bring forth 
young prematurely ; give birth to a fetus which 
is not viable. 
Prithee tell me. how many Women with Child have mis- 
carried at the Sight of thee? 
Umssife. he is i to misbreydet, . [ME., tar'niigbyrde, < AS. mix- & Bailey, tr. of Colloquies of Erasmus, 1. 211. 
bi/rtl. misbirth. mMyrdo, imperfect nature, < 4f. To be brought forth before the natural time, 
onicles, an. 1568. mix- + i/ibi/rd, birth: gee birth 1 .] Evil birth, as a child. 
