Definition of MIS
management information systems
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mis-
prefix
Definition of mis-
1 a
:badly :wrongly
- misjudge
b
:unfavorably
- misesteem
c
:in a suspicious manner
- misdoubt
2
:bad :wrong
- misdeed
3
:opposite or lack of
- mistrust
4
:not
- misknow
- misact
- misaddress
- misadjust
- misadministration
- misadvise
- misaim
- misalign
- misalignment
- misanalysis
- misapplication
- misapply
- misappraisal
- misarticulate
- misassemble
- misassumption
- misattribute
- misattribution
- misbalance
- misbehave
- misbehaver
- misbehavior
- misbound
- misbutton
- miscalculate
- miscalculation
- miscaption
- miscatalog
- mischannel
- mischaracterization
- mischaracterize
- mischarge
- mischoice
- miscitation
- misclassification
- misclassify
- miscode
- miscomprehension
- miscomputation
- miscompute
- misconceive
- misconceiver
- misconnect
- misconnection
- misconstruction
- miscopy
- miscorrelation
- miscount
- miscreate
- miscreation
- miscut
- misdate
- misdeem
- misdefine
- misdescribe
- misdescription
- misdevelop
- misdiagnose
- misdiagnosis
- misdial
- misdistribution
- misdivision
- misdraw
- miseducate
- miseducation
- misemphasis
- misemphasize
- misemploy
- misemployment
- misestimate
- misestimation
- misevaluate
- misevaluation
- misfeed
- misfield
- misfocus
- misfunction
- misgauge
- misgovern
- misgovernment
- misgrade
- misidentification
- misidentify
- miskick
- mislabel
- mislearn
- mislocate
- mislocation
- mismanage
- mismanagement
- mismark
- mismarriage
- mismatch
- mismate
- mismeasure
- mismeasurement
- misorder
- misorient
- misorientation
- mispackage
- misperceive
- misperception
- misplan
- misposition
- misprint
- misprogram
- misquotation
- misquote
- misreckon
- misrecollection
- misrecord
- misreference
- misregister
- misregistration
- misrelate
- misremember
- misrender
- misreport
- misroute
- misset
- misshape
- misshapen
- misshapenly
- missort
- misstrike
- misthrow
- mistime
- mistitle
- mistrain
- mistranscribe
- mistranscription
- mistranslate
- mistranslation
- mistruth
- mistune
- mistype
- misutilization
- misvocalization
- miswrite
Origin and Etymology of mis-
partly from Middle English, from Old English; partly from Middle English mes-, mis-, from Anglo-French mes-, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English mis-; akin to Old English missan to miss
MIS Defined for English Language Learners
mis-
prefix
Definition of mis- for English Language Learners
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: badly : wrongly
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: bad : wrong
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: opposite or lack of
MIS Defined for Kids
mis-
prefix
Definition of mis- for Students
1
:in a way that is bad or wrong
- misjudge
2
:bad :wrong
- misfortune
3
:opposite or lack of
- mistrust
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