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A- :: A- () A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofd/ne off the dun or hill). (3) AS. a- (Goth. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English

Amiss :: Amiss (n.) A fault, wrong, or mistake..

Misconduct :: Misconduct (v. i.) To behave amiss.

Across :: Across (adv.) Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.

Misspend :: Misspend (v. t.) To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to aquander; to waste; as, to misspend time or money..

Missend :: Missend (v. t.) To send amiss or incorrectly.

Mistrain :: Mistrain (v. t.) To train amiss.

Inamissible :: Inamissible (a.) Incapable of being lost.

Misemploy :: Misemploy (v. t.) To employ amiss; as, to misemploy time, advantages, talents, etc..

Misconduct :: Misconduct (v. t.) To conduct amiss; to mismanage.

Mis- :: Mis- () A prefix used adjectively and adverbially in the sense of amiss, wrong, ill, wrongly, unsuitably; as, misdeed, mislead, mischief, miscreant..

Misinstruct :: Misinstruct (v. t.) To instruct amiss.

Extramission :: Extramission (n.) A sending out; emission.

Miscreative :: Miscreative (a.) Creating amiss.

Mispersuade :: Mispersuade (v. t.) To persuade amiss.

Misconsecrate :: Misconsecrate (v. t.) To consecrate amiss.

Misintend :: Misintend (v. t.) To aim amiss.

Misgive :: Misgive (v. t.) To give or grant amiss.

Mislive :: Mislive (v. i.) To live amiss.

Wrongly :: Wrongly (adv.) In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges wrongly of my motives..

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