Mispraise, mis-prāz′, v.t. to praise falsely.

Misprint, mis-print′, v.t. to print wrong.—n. a mistake in printing.

Misprise, mis-prīz′, v.t. to slight, undervalue. [O. Fr mespriser—pfx. mes-, amiss, Low L. pretiāre—L. pretium, price.]

Misprision, mis-prizh′un, n. mistake: (law) criminal oversight or neglect in respect to the crime of another: any serious offence, failure of duty—positive or negative, according as it is maladministration or mere neglect.—Misprision of heresy, treason, &c., knowledge of and failure to give information about heresy, treason, &c. [O. Fr., mes-, ill, Low L. prension-em—L. prehendĕre, to take.]

Misprize, mis-prīz′, v.t. (Shak.) to mistake.

Mispronounce, mis-pro-nowns′, v.t. to pronounce incorrectly.—n. Mispronunciā′tion, wrong or improper pronunciation.

Misproud, mis-prowd′, adj. unduly proud.

Mispunctuate, mis-pungk′tū-āt, v.t. and v.i. to punctuate wrongly.—n. Mispunctuā′tion.

Mispursuit, mis-pur-sūt′, n. a mistaken pursuit.

Misqualify, mis-kwol′i-fī, v.t. to characterise erroneously.