Miscall, mis-kawl′, v.t. to call by a wrong name: to abuse or revile.
Miscarriage, mis-kar′ij, n. the act of miscarrying: failure: ill-conduct: the act of bringing forth young prematurely.—v.i. Miscarr′y, to be unsuccessful: to fail of the intended effect: to bring forth, as young, before the proper time.
Miscast, mis-kast′, v.t. and v.i. to cast erroneously.
Miscegenation, mis-sē-jen-ā′shun, n. a mixture of races. [L. miscēre, to mix, genus, race.]
Miscellaneous, mis-sel-lān′i-us, adj. mixed or mingled: consisting of several kinds.—adj. Miscellanā′rian.—n. a writer of miscellanies.—adv. Miscellan′eously.—ns. Miscellan′eousness; Mis′cellānist, a writer of miscellanies; Mis′cellany, a mixture of various kinds: a collection of writings on different subjects—also n.pl. Miscellā′nea. [L. miscellaneus—miscēre, to mix.]
Mischallenge, mis-chal′enj, n. a false challenge.
Mischance, mis-chans′, n. ill-luck: mishap, misfortune: calamity.—v.i. to chance wrongly, come to ill-luck.—adj. Mischan′cy (Scot.), unlucky.
Mischarge, mis-chärj′, v.t. to charge wrongly: to make an error in an account.—n. a mistake in charging, as in an account.
Mischief, mis′chif, n. an ill consequence: evil: injury: damage, hurt: (coll.) the devil, as in 'What the mischief,' &c.—n. Mis′chief-mak′er, one who incites to mischief.—adjs. Mis′chief-mak′ing, causing mischief; Mis′chievous, causing mischief: injurious: prone to mischief.—adv. Mis′chievously.—n. Mis′chievousness.—Play the mischief with, to disturb anything greatly. [O. Fr. meschef, from mes-, ill, chef—L. caput, the head.]
Miscible, mis′si-bl, adj. that may be mixed.—n. Miscibil′ity. [Fr.,—L. miscēre, to mix.]