~ 1
■ prefix (added to verbs and their derivatives) wrongly: misapply.
↘badly: mismanage.
↘unsuitably: misname.
Origin
OE, of Gmc origin.
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~ 2
■ prefix occurring in a few words adopted from French expressing a sense with negative force: misadventure.
Origin
from OFr. mes- (based on L. minus ), assimilated to ~ 1 .