13-letter words containing e, m, s, i
- ministerially — In the character or capacity of a minister.
- minisubmarine — A small submarine.
- minor premise — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- mirthlessness — The state or condition of being mirthless.
- mis-explained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- mis-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- mis-shipments — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- misadjustment — Wrong or unsuitable adjustment.
- misadventured — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misadventurer — a person who experiences misadventure or misfortune
- misadventures — Plural form of misadventure.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- misappreciate — to fail to appreciate fully or properly
- misapprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapprehend.
- misarticulate — to articulate incorrectly or inaccurately
- misassessment — the act of assessing; appraisal; evaluation.
- misattributed — Simple past tense and past participle of misattribute.
- miscalculated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalculate.
- miscalculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miscalculate.
- miscalibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalibrate.
- miscategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- miscegenation — marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.
- miscegenative — (rare) Miscegenous.
- miscegenistic — Miscegenous.
- miscellaneous — consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
- mischiefmaker — Alternative form of mischief-maker.
- mischievously — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- misclassified — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- miscomprehend — Misunderstand.
- misconceiving — Present participle of misconceive.
- misconception — an erroneous conception; mistaken notion.
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- misconjecture — the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- misconnecting — Present participle of misconnect.
- misconnection — the act or state of connecting.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscorrection — a wrong correction
- miscounselled — having bad or incorrect counselling
- misdemeanants — Plural form of misdemeanant.
- misdemeanours — Plural form of misdemeanour.
- mise en place — (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins
- mise en scene — the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- mise-en-scène — the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- misemployment — Wrong or mistaken employment.
- miserableness — The property of being miserable.
- misery memoir — A misery memoir is a book that someone has written about their own life in which they describe many sad things that happened when they were a child.
- misevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- misgovernance — to govern or manage badly.
- misgovernment — to govern or manage badly.