Mis
prefix
Used with verbs and their derivatives to express incorrect, bad, or unsuccessful.
Misunderstand, misplace, mistake
Often appears as...
- misinterpret
- misconduct
prefix
Used with nouns to express a variant of something that is incorrect, bad or wrongful.
Misadventure, misdemeanor, miscreant
Often appears as...
- miscommunication
- misrepresentation
prefix
Used with adjectives to express the opposite or lack of a quality or state.
Misaligned, misinformed, misplaced
Often appears as...
- misdirected
- misjudged
prefix
Used with verbs and their derivatives to express incorrect, bad, or unsuccessful.
Misunderstand, misplace, mistake
Often appears as...
- misinterpret
- misconduct
prefix
Used with nouns to express a variant of something that is incorrect, bad or wrongful.
Misadventure, misdemeanor, miscreant
Often appears as...
- miscommunication
- misrepresentation
prefix
Used with adjectives to express the opposite or lack of a quality or state.
Misaligned, misinformed, misplaced
Often appears as...
- misdirected
- misjudged
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Actions
Indicates an action was done incorrectly or in error, often unintentionally.
He misdialed the phone number.
Pro Tip 2/3Wrong Judgement
Shows a mistaken belief or incorrect understanding about something.
The jury's verdict was a clear misjudgement.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconceptions
Can help clarify common errors in thought or misunderstandings.
People often misinterpret silence as agreement.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Actions
Indicates an action was done incorrectly or in error, often unintentionally.
He misdialed the phone number.
Pro Tip 2/3Wrong Judgement
Shows a mistaken belief or incorrect understanding about something.
The jury's verdict was a clear misjudgement.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconceptions
Can help clarify common errors in thought or misunderstandings.
People often misinterpret silence as agreement.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Actions
Indicates an action was done incorrectly or in error, often unintentionally.
He misdialed the phone number.
Pro Tip 2/3Wrong Judgement
Shows a mistaken belief or incorrect understanding about something.
The jury's verdict was a clear misjudgement.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconceptions
Can help clarify common errors in thought or misunderstandings.
People often misinterpret silence as agreement.
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Video examples
The coming neurological...
protein that should be folded up properly mis folds into a kind of demented origami so one approach we're taking is to try to design drugs that function like molecular scotch tape to hold the protein into its proper shape that would keep it from forming the
Video examples
How we could teach our...
that can be changed for different tissues, just like a producer would change the set for "Les Mis" versus "Little Shop of Horrors." I'm combining specific types of signals that mimic how our body responds to injury to help us regenerate.
Video examples
The coming neurological...
protein that should be folded up properly mis folds into a kind of demented origami so one approach we're taking is to try to design drugs that function like molecular scotch tape to hold the protein into its proper shape that would keep it from forming the
Video examples
How we could teach our...
that can be changed for different tissues, just like a producer would change the set for "Les Mis" versus "Little Shop of Horrors." I'm combining specific types of signals that mimic how our body responds to injury to help us regenerate.
Example 1 of 2
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