MIS

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MIS, 

1. Business, Computing See management information system. 

mis-¹ ,

1. a prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning "ill,'' "mistaken,'' "wrong,'' "wrongly,'' "incorrectly,'' or simply negating: mistrial;
   misprint;
   mistrust.

• WGmc *mis(s)-
• Old French
• Middle English; Old English mis(se)-; cognate with German miss-, Gothic missa- (see miss¹;); often replacing Middle English mes-

mis-² ,

1. var. of miso- before some vowels:
   misanthrope.

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mis-,¹ prefix. 

1. mis- is attached to nouns, verbs, and adjectives and means:
   • mistaken;
     wrong;
     wrongly;
     incorrectly:
     mis- + trial → mistrial (= a trial conducted improperly);
     mis- + print → misprint (= something incorrectly printed);
     mis- + fire → misfire: (= fail to fire properly).
   • the opposite of:
     mis- + trust → mistrust (= the opposite of trust).

-mis-, root. 

1. -mis- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "send.'' It is related to -mit-. This meaning is found in such words as: admission, commissar, commissary, commission, compromise, demise, dismiss, emissary, impermissible, intermission, missal, missile, mission, missionary, missive, omission, permission, permissive, promise, promissory, remiss, submission, submissive, surmise, transmission.

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mis- prefix

1. wrong, bad, or erroneous; wrongly, badly, or erroneously: misunderstanding, misfortune, misspelling, mistreat, mislead
2. lack of; not: mistrust

Etymology: Old English mis(se)-; related to Middle English mes-, from Old French mes-; compare Old High German missa-, Old Norse mis-

mis- prefix

1. a variant of miso-