mis|kick (miskicks , miskicking , miskicked ) The verb is pronounced /m I sk I k/. The noun is pronounced /m I sk I k/. VERB To miskick the ball in a game such as football means to kick it badly so that it does not go in the direction you want it to. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] He miskicked the ball twice at the edge of the penalty box. □ [V ] He miskicked completely as he lost his footing. ● N‑COUNT Miskick is also a noun. □ A miskick gave her a clear shot at goal.
mis|lay /m I sle I / (mislays , mislaying , mislaid ) VERB If you mislay something, you put it somewhere and then forget where you have put it. □ [V n] I appear to have mislaid my jumper.
mis|lead /m I sliː d/ (misleads , misleading , misled ) VERB If you say that someone has misled you, you mean that they have made you believe something which is not true, either by telling you a lie or by giving you a wrong idea or impression. □ [V n] Jack was furious with his London doctors for having misled him.
mis|lead|ing /m I sliː d I ŋ/ ADJ If you describe something as misleading , you mean that it gives you a wrong idea or impression. □ It would be misleading to say that we were friends. □ The article contains several misleading statements. ● mis|lead|ing|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □ The data had been presented misleadingly.
mis|led /m I sle d/ Misled is the past tense and past participle of mislead .
mis|man|age /m I smæ n I dʒ/ (mismanages , mismanaging , mismanaged ) VERB To mismanage something means to manage it badly. □ [V n] 75% of voters think the President has mismanaged the economy.
mis|man|age|ment /m I smæ n I dʒmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft poss N ] Someone's mismanagement of a system or organization is the bad way they have dealt with it or organized it. □ His gross mismanagement left the company desperately in need of restructuring.
mis|match (mismatches , mismatching , mismatched ) The noun is pronounced /m I smætʃ/. The verb is pronounced /m I smæ tʃ/. 1 N‑COUNT If there is a mismatch between two or more things or people, they do not go together well or are not suitable for each other. □ [+ between ] There is a mismatch between the skills offered by people and the skills needed by industry. □ [+ of ] …an unfortunate mismatch of styles.
2 VERB To mismatch things or people means to put them together although they do not go together well or are not suitable for each other. □ [V n] She was deliberately mismatching articles of clothing. ● mis|matched ADJ □ The two opponents are mismatched.
mis|named /m I sne I md/ V-PASSIVE If you say that something or someone is misnamed , you mean that they have a name that describes them incorrectly. □ [be V -ed n] …a high school teacher who was misnamed Mr. Witty. □ [V -ed] …the misnamed Grand Hotel. □ [be V -ed] The truth is that junk bonds were misnamed, and therefore misunderstood.
mis|no|mer /m I snoʊ mə r / (misnomers ) N‑COUNT If you say that a word or name is a misnomer , you mean that it describes something incorrectly. □ Herbal 'tea' is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.
mi|sogy|nist /m I sɒ dʒ I n I st/ (misogynists )
1 N‑COUNT A misogynist is a man who dislikes women.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Misogynist attitudes or actions are ones that involve or show a strong dislike of women.
miso|gyn|is|tic /m I sɒdʒ I n I st I k/ ADJ Misogynistic means the same as misogynist .
mi|sogy|ny /m I sɒ dʒ I ni/ N‑UNCOUNT Misogyny is a strong dislike of women.
mis|place /m I sple I s/ (misplaces , misplacing , misplaced ) VERB If you misplace something, you lose it, usually only temporarily. □ [be V -ed] Somehow the suitcase with my clothes was misplaced.
mis|placed /m I sple I st/ ADJ If you describe a feeling or action as misplaced , you are critical of it because you think it is inappropriate, or directed towards the wrong thing or person. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ Lenders rely on the misplaced loyalty of existing borrowers to make their profit.
mis|print /m I spr I nt/ (misprints ) N‑COUNT A misprint is a mistake in the way something is printed, for example a spelling mistake.
mis|pro|nounce /m I sprənaʊ ns/ (mispronounces , mispronouncing , mispronounced ) VERB If you mispronounce a word, you pronounce it wrongly. □ [V n] He repeatedly mispronounced words and slurred his speech.
mis|quote /m I skwoʊ t/ (misquotes , misquoting , misquoted ) VERB If someone is misquoted , something that they have said or written is repeated incorrectly. □ [be V -ed] He claimed that he had been misquoted and he threatened to sue the magazine for libel.
mis|read /m I sriː d/ (misreads , misreading ) The form misread is used in the present tense, and is the past tense and past participle, when it is pronounced /m I sre d/. 1 VERB If you misread a situation or someone's behaviour, you do not understand it properly. □ [V n] The government largely misread the mood of the electorate. □ [V n] Mothers may also misread signals and think the baby is crying because he is hungry. ● mis|read|ing (misreadings ) N‑COUNT □ [+ of ] …a misreading of opinion in France.
2 VERB If you misread something that has been written or printed, you look at it and think that it says something that it does not say. □ [V n] His chauffeur misread his route and took a wrong turning.