mischievous 
He [Edward Hcj mourl wus ... an mischievous an enemy 
that he was frequently courted. Mncautay, HUt. Kng., iv. 
2. Fond of mischief; full of trk'ks ; teasing or 
troublesome: as, a mixchiecous boy. 
Lady Freelove In as tnuchievmw as a monkey, and at 
i iiuniim tou. Colrnttn, Jealous Wife, i. 
= Syn. 1. Destructive, detrimental. See injury. 2. Ro- 
mischievously (mis'chi-vus-li), ndr. In a mis- 
chiuvoiiH manner; with injury, loss, or damage; 
with evil intention or disposition; in a trouble- 
some or teasing manner ; with playful tricks ; 
roguishly: as, this law operates mischievously ; 
tln-y crt'iit.cd a scandal mixfikiiToitxIy. 
Too often and mischievously mistaken for it. 
South, Works, III. Iv. 
Like Sirens migchieeouxly gay. 
W. Harte, Essay on Satire (17SOX 
mischievousness (mis'chi-vus-nes), n. Capa- 
city to do injury ; hurtfulness ; noxiousness ; 
disposition to vex, annoy, or tease; roguish- 
uess: as, the mischievousness of youth. 
The mischievousness . . . found in an aged, long-prac- 
tised sinner. 
mischomany (mis'ko-ma-ni), . [< Or. tttox(> 
a pedicel, -f fiavla, madness: see mania."] In 
hot., an extraordinary multiplication of pedicels 
or flower-stalks : a term proposed by Moireu. 
[Not used.] 
miscibility (rais-i-bil'i-ti), n. [= F. miscibilite; 
as mistime + -ity (see -oility).] The quality 
of being miscible ; capability of being mixed. 
The wood naphtha is submitted to certain prescribed 
tests in regard to color, specific gravity, boiling-point, 
miscilnlitij with water, contents of acetone, and capacity 
for absorbing bromine. Science, XIII. 58. 
miscible (mis'i-bl), a. [= F. miscible = It. mis- 
cibile, < Ii. M if "miscibilis, mixable, < miscere, 
mix: see mix 1 .'] Capable of being mixed: as, 
oil and water are not miscible. 
Absolute alcohol is readily mi.--.-rW. with the naphtha or 
light parafBne, so that the solvent is readily removed. 
C. 0. \yi,iini(iii, Microscopical Methods, p. 121. 
iniscitation (mis-si-ta'shon), . [< mis- 1 + cita- 
tion."] A wrong citation ; erroneous quotation. 
What a mutilation li this ! "Moses commanded." The 
law was God's, not Moses'. Bp. Hall, Contemplations, Iv. 
miscite (mis-sit'), t.; pret. and pp. miscited, 
ppr. misciting. [< mis- 1 + cite.] To cite erro- 
neously or falsely; misquote: as, to mi^i-ili a 
text of Scripture. 
So Antichrists, their poyson to Infuse, 
Miss-cite the Scriptures, and Gods name abuse. 
Sylvester, tr. of Im Bartae's Weeks, 1. 3. 
misclaim(mis-klam'), n. [< mi*- 1 + claim."] A 
wrong or mistaken claim. 
Error, misdaiin, and forgetfulness become suitors for 
some remission of extreme rigour. Bacon. 
miscognizet (mis-kog'niz), v. t. [<mfa-i + coy- 
nize.] To misunderstand or misapprehend. 
The good never intervert nor viwcoj//ie the favour and 
benefit which they have received. 
Holland, tr. of Plutarch, p. 893. 
miscollectt (rais-ko-lekf), v. t. [< mis- 1 + col- 
lect.] To collect or infer falsely. Hooker. 
miscollectiont (mis-ko-lek'shon), w. [< mis- 1 + 
collection.] Erroneous reasoning; false infer- 
ence or deduction. See collection, 4. 
In his words and yours I find both a miscoUection and a 
wrong charge. /.';- Hall, Apol. against Browniste. 
miscollocation (mis-kol-o-ka'shon), n. [< mix- 1 
+ collocation.] False collocation; faul 
rangement. 
Mitcollocation or dislocation of related words disturbed 
the whole sense. DC Quincey, Style, i. 
miscolor (mis-kul'or), . (. [< mis- 1 + color, v.] 
To give a wrong color to; misrepresent. 
A grand half-truth distorted and miscoloured In the 
words. King/ley, Alton Locke, xxxiil. 
miscomfortt (mis-kum'fert), r. t. [< ME. mls- 
ciiniforli'ii, < OF. maxconforter, distress, < mes- 
+ conforter, comfort : see mi.*- 2 and comfort.] 
To cause discomfort to. Sir T. Mnlory. 
miscomfortt (mis-kum'fert), n. [< ME. miseom- 
t'nrtr; from the verb.] Discomfort. 
Too heavy for myscomjorte of my chere. 
Testament of Love, i. 
miscomplaint, <'. '. [< wis-i -I- complain."] To 
complain without cause. 
Therefore loth lob open his Mouth in vain : 
And voyd of Knowledge yet, yet mis-complain. 
Job Triumphant (tr. by Sylvester), Iv. 26. 
miscomprehend (mis-kom-pre-hend'), r. t. [< 
mi*- 1 + eomprrlifiid.] To comprehend wrong- 
ly : misunderstand. 
miscomprehension (mis-kom-pre-hen'shpn). . 
[< mis- 1 + cniniirelii'iixiini.] Wrong comprehen- 
sion ; misunderstanding. 
lty ar- 
3787 
He believed that too much attention had been given to 
this subject, perhaps owing to a iniscianprtheiuion of the 
teachings of Uraily Hewitt. Medical XetM, OIL 886. 
mlscomputation (mis-kom-pu-ta'shgn), n. [< 
tnis- 1 T computation.] Krroueous computa- 
tion ; false reckoning. 
miscompute (niis-kom-puf), p. t.; pret. and pp. 
MiMMtfWteA ppr. mixcompiitiHij. [< mis- 1 + 
comptiti'. Cf. miscount.] To compute or reckon 
erroneously. Kir T. Jfrowne. 
miscompute t (rais-kom-put'), n. [< miVw- 
/">t>, - 1 An unjust computation or estima- 
tion. 
Buddeus de Aue correcting their miscompute of Valla. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., TU. 18. 
misconceitt (mis-kqn-set'), n. [Formerly also 
mixconceipt ; < mis- 1 ' + conceit, w.J Misconcep- 
tion ; misunderstanding ; erroneous opinion. 
He on his way did ride, 
Full of melancholic and sad mlsfare 
Through misconceipt. Spenter, F. Q., IV. ri. 2. 
It Is merely by accident that men are abused Into a sin : 
that is, by weakness, by mitconceit. 
Jar. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), L 278. 
That general misconceit of the Jews about the kingdom 
of the Messiah. South, Work*, \ 1 1 U. 
misconceit (mis-kon-set'), r. t. [< mis- 1 + con- 
ceit, v.] To judge wrongly ; misconceive; form 
a false opinion about. 
Renown'd Devereuz, whose awkward fate 
Was misconceited by foul envy's hate. 
Ford, Fame's Memorial. 
misconceive (mis-kon-sev'), v. t.; pret. and pp. 
misconceived, ppr. misconceiving. [< mis- 1 + 
conceive.] To conceive erroneously; form a 
wrong conception of; misunderstand; misap- 
prehend; misjudge. 
He that misconceuveth mlsdemeth. 
Chaucer, Merchant's Tale, L 116*. 
They appear to have altogether misconceived the whole 
character of the times. Hacaulan, History. 
Syn. To misunderstand, misapprehend, mistake. 
misconceive! (mis-kon-se'ver), w. One who 
misconceives. 
What a misconceive 'tis ! 
Fletcher (and another ?), Nice Valour, U. 1. 
misconception (mis-kon-sep'shon), n. [< mis- 1 
+ conception.] Erroneous conception; false 
opinion ; misunderstanding. 
It cannot be that our knowledge should be other than 
a heap of misconception and error. 
liliinrit!,: Vanity of Dogmatizing, Till. 
Syn. Misunderstanding, misapprehension, mistake, 
misconclusion (mis-kon-kl6'zhgn),w. [<iw-l 
+ conclusion.] An erroneous conclusion or in- 
ference. 
Away, then, with all the false positions -and miscondu 
noni! Bp. Ball, Fashions of the World. 
misconduct (mis-kon'dukt), n. [< mis- 1 + con- 
duct, n.] 1. Wrong conduct ; misbehavior. 
They are industriously proclaimed and aggravated by 
such as are guilty or innocent of the same slips or mueon- 
dttcto in their own behaviour. Addiaon, Spectator. 
Let wisdom be l>y past mitconduct learn'd. 
Thornton, Castle of Indolence, U. 72. 
2. Mismanagement. 
In 1487 the act which founded the Court of Star Cham- 
ber was passed, as a remedy for the evils of maintenance, 
the misconduct of sheriffs, and riots and unlawful assem 
biles. Stubbt, Medieval and Modern Hist, p. :;_. 
misconduct (mis-kpn-dukf), P. t. [< TOW- 1 + 
conduct, v.] 1. To conduct amiss; misman- 
age. 2. With a reflexive pronoun, to misbe- 
have. 
One of these was Trebonius, who had misconducted him- 
*// In Spain. Froudc, Cassar, p. 607. 
misconjecture (mis-kon-jek'tur), n. [< mis- 1 
+ conjecture.] A wrong conjecture or guess. 
I hope they wUl . . . correct our minconjrcturet. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err. 
misconjecture (mis-kon-jek'tur), t'. '. and t. ; 
pret. and pp. misconjecturcd, ppr. misconjectur- 
hnj. [< mis- 1 + conjecture, v.] To form a wrong 
conjecture. 
Many pressing and fawning persons do tnisconjecture of 
the humours of men in authority. 
Bacon, Controversies of Church of Eng. 
misconsecrate (mis-kon'se-krat), v. t.; pret. 
and pp. misconsecrated, ppr. minconsecralimi. 
[< mis- 1 + consecrate.] To consecrate im- 
properly. 
The gust that tore their mitconucrated flags and sayles. 
Bp. Hall, Defeat of Cruelty. 
miSCOnsecration (mis-kon-se-kra'shon), H. 
[< mis- 1 + consecration.] Improper consecra- 
tion. 
misconsequence (mis-kon'se-kwens), n. [< 
mix- 1 + MMMgnmoa.] A wrong consequence 
or ileduction. 
miscount 
SaUn and the profane world are very Inventive of such 
shapes and colours as may make truth odious, drawing 
monstrous mucomequenea out of It. 
Abp. Leiffhton, Com. on Peter, 111. 8. 
misconstert, '. '. An obsolete form of miseon- 
xtrttf. 
misconstruct (nu's-kon-atrukt'), r. (. [< mis- 1 
+ construct.] 1. To construct wrongly. 2f. 
To misconstrue. 
misconstruction (mis-kon-struk'shon), H. [< 
mis- 1 + construction. Cf. misconxtr'ne., miscon- 
xtruct.] The act of misconstruing; wrong in- 
terpretation; a mistaking of the true meaning. 
It pleased the king, his master, very late 
To strike at me, upon hi* misconstruction. 
Shut., Lew, U. i 124. 
He was not unaware of the mitconstrvctitm to which I his 
representation was liable. I'alry, Sermons, u. 
misconstrue (mis-kou'strO), v. t.- ; pret. and 
pp. misconstrued, ppr. misconstruing. [For- 
merly also misconster; < mis- 1 + construe.] 
To construe or interpret erroneously ; take in 
a wrong sense ; misjudge ; misunderstand. 
Ah, Douglas, thou mucvnst'rest his Intent ! 
Vrrrne, James IV., a 
My nale deride, 
And all my deedes misnnutrr. 
Bp. Corbet, Distracted Purltane. 
From Its harmless glee, 
The wretch misconstrued vlllany. 
Scott, Rokeby, Iv. 21. 
= Syn. See construe and translate. 
misconstmer (mis-kon'str^-er), . One who 
misconstrues; one who makes a wrong inter- 
pretation. 
Which those misconstruers are fain to understand of the 
distinct notifications given to the angels. 
Bp. HaU, Case* of Conscience, III. 10. 
miscontentt (mis-kon-tenf), a. [< OF. mescon- 
tent, F. me'content, not content, \ mes- + con- 
tent, content: see mi*-- and content 1 .] Not 
content, or ill content ; discontented. 
She was not iniscontente that he semed litel to regarde 
Jacob's welle. J. UdaU, On John Iv. 
Discontented (niis-kon-ten'ted), a. [< mis- 1 
+ contented.] Discontented. 
Her highness (Queen Elizabeth] Is not miscrmtented that 
either her own face or the said king's should be painted or 
port raited. 
Cecil Papers, In Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting, I. 281. 
miscontentment (mis-kon-tent'ment), n. [< 
mis- 1 + contentment.] Discontent; 'dissatisfac- 
tion. 
I here no specialte of the Klnges Majestes mytcuntcnt- 
ment. Up. Gardiner, To Paget(1546). (Danes.) 
His eyes declaring mi*-oiiti>ntment. 
Motley, United Netherlands, II. 870. 
miscontinuance (mis-kon-tin'u-ans), n. [< 
mis- 1 + continuance.] In law: (n) Continuance 
by an improper process. (6f) Discontinuance. 
Covsell. 
miscopy (mis-kop'i), r. t. ; pret. and pp. mis- 
copied, ppr. miscopying. [< mis- 1 + cojiy, r.] 
To copy wrongly or inaccurately ; imitate im- 
perfectly or in a mistaken manner. 
It will be found . . . that the latter has recklessly mis- 
copied, has suppressed important words and phrases, and 
has even added words of his own. 
Westminster Ken., CXXVIIL MS. 
miscopy (mis-kop'i), n.; pi. miscopies (-iz). [< 
miscopy, i\] An error in copying. 
Some of these difference* may be resolved Into mis- 
prints or mis-copies. 
R. Hodgson, Proc. Soc. Psych. Research, III. 306. 
miscordt (mis-k6rd') ? r. i. [< ME. mixcorden, < 
OF. mescorder, mesacorder, < mes- + acorder, 
agree : see mis- 2 and cord 2 , accord.] To be dis- 
cordant. 
He [a heretic) was a man right experte In reason*, and 
sweete In his wordes and the workes muiCTnfen. 
Testament of Lace, II. 
miscorrect (mis-ko-rekf), r. t. [< mis- 1 + cor- 
rect.] To correct erroneously; alter wrongly 
in attempting to correct. 
He passed the first seven years of his life at Mantua, 
not seventeen, a* Scaliger miscorrects his author. Dryden 
miscounsel (mis-koun'sel), r. t.: pret. and pp. 
miscottnseled or miscounselled, ppr. miscounsel- 
ing or miscounsclling. [< ME. misconselen, < OF. 
mesconseillitr, mesciinseillier, counsel badly, < 
men- + conxeillier, counsel: see ;i,s- 2 and coun- 
sel.] To counsel or advise falsely. 
If any broyer or syster dispyse or musconsel or lye his 
broyer in presfence) of ye alderman and of his breyeryn. 
schal pay dL 11. (wax). Kngluh Gilds (E. E. T. 8.), p. .;. 
Things miscounSfUed must needs miswend. 
Sprnter, Mother Hub. Tale, 1. 128. 
miscount (mis-kounf), r. [< ME. mixonnib n. 
< OF. mesconter, mescounler. niexrunter, mfs- 
compter, miscount, F. mecomptfr, strike wrong 
