mis|re|mem|ber /m I sr I me mbə r / (misremembers , misremembering , misremembered ) VERB If you misremember something, you remember it incorrectly. [mainly AM , FORMAL ] □ [V n] He proved over-confident on the witness stand, misremembering a key piece of evidence.
mis|rep|re|sent /m I srepr I ze nt/ (misrepresents , misrepresenting , misrepresented ) VERB If someone misrepresents a person or situation, they give a wrong or inaccurate account of what the person or situation is like. □ [V n as adj] He said that the press had misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying. □ [V n + as ] Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers. □ [V n] Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents. ● mis|rep|re|sen|ta|tion /m I sre pr I zente I ʃ ə n/ (misrepresentations ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] I wish to point out your misrepresentation of the facts.
mis|rule /m I sruː l/ N‑UNCOUNT If you refer to someone's government of a country as misrule , you are critical of them for governing their country badly or unfairly. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ He was arrested last December, accused of corruption and misrule.
miss
➊ VERB AND NOUN USES
➋ USED AS A TITLE OR A FORM OF ADDRESS
➊ miss ◆◆◇ /m I s/ (misses , missing , missed )
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1 VERB If you miss something, you fail to hit it, for example when you have thrown something at it or you have shot a bullet at it. □ [V n] She hurled the ashtray across the room, narrowly missing my head. □ [V ] When I'd missed a few times, he suggested I rest the rifle on a rock to steady it. ● N‑COUNT Miss is also a noun. □ After more misses, they finally put two arrows into the lion's chest.
2 VERB In sport, if you miss a shot, you fail to get the ball in the goal, net, or hole. □ [V n] He scored four of the goals but missed a penalty. [Also V ] ● N‑COUNT Miss is also a noun. □ The striker was guilty of two glaring misses.
3 VERB If you miss something, you fail to notice it. □ [V n] From this vantage point he watched, his searching eye never missing a detail. □ [V n] It's the first thing you see as you come round the corner. You can't miss it.
4 VERB If you miss the meaning or importance of something, you fail to understand or appreciate it. □ [V n] Tambov had slightly missed the point.
5 VERB If you miss a chance or opportunity, you fail to take advantage of it. □ [V n] Williams knew that she had missed her chance of victory. □ [V n] It was too good an opportunity to miss.
6 VERB If you miss someone who is no longer with you or who has died, you feel sad and wish that they were still with you. □ [V n] Your mama and I are gonna miss you at Christmas.
7 VERB If you miss something, you feel sad because you no longer have it or are no longer doing or experiencing it. □ [V n/v-ing] I could happily move back into a flat if it wasn't for the fact that I'd miss my garden. □ [V n/v-ing] He missed having good friends.
8 VERB If you miss something such as a plane or train, you arrive too late to catch it. □ [V n] He missed the last bus home.
9 VERB If you miss something such as a meeting or an activity, you do not go to it or take part in it. □ [V n] It's a pity Makku and I had to miss our lesson last week. □ [V n] 'Are you coming to the show?'—'I wouldn't miss it for the world.'
10 PHRASE If you give something a miss , you decide not to do it or not to go to it. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ Do you mind if I give it a miss?
11 → see also missing , hit and miss , near miss
12 to miss the boat → see boat
13 not to miss a trick → see trick
▸ miss out
1 PHRASAL VERB If you miss out on something that would be enjoyable or useful to you, you are not involved in it or do not take part in it. □ [V P + on ] We're missing out on a tremendous opportunity. □ [V P ] Well, I'm glad you could make it. I didn't want you to miss out.
2 PHRASAL VERB If you miss out something or someone, you fail to include them. [BRIT ] □ [V P n] There should be an apostrophe here, and look, you've missed out the word 'men' altogether! □ [V n P ] What about Sally? You've missed her out. in AM, use leave out
➋ Miss ◆◆◆ /m I s/ (Misses )
1 N‑TITLE You use Miss in front of the name of a girl or unmarried woman when you are speaking to her or referring to her. □ It was nice talking to you, Miss Giroux.
2 N‑COUNT In some schools, children address their women teachers as Miss . [mainly BRIT ] □ 'Chivers!'—'Yes, Miss?'
mi s-se ll (mis-sells , mis-selling , mis-sold ) VERB To mis-sell something such as a pension or an insurance policy means to sell it to someone even though you know that it is not suitable for them. [BUSINESS ] □ [V n] The company has been accused of mis-selling products to thousands of elderly investors.
mis|shap|en /m I sʃe I pən/ ADJ If you describe something as misshapen , you think that it does not have a normal or natural shape. □ …misshapen vegetables. □ Her hands were misshapen by arthritis.
mis|sile ◆◇◇ /m I sa I l, [AM ] -s ə l/ (missiles )
1 N‑COUNT A missile is a tube-shaped weapon that travels long distances through the air and explodes when it reaches its target. □ Helicopters fired missiles at the camp. □ …nuclear missiles.