Mis*bear" (?), v. t. To carry improperly; to carry (one's self)
wrongly; to misbehave. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Mis`be*come" (?), v. t. Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be
adapted to. Macaulay.
Thy father will not act what misbecomes him.
Addison.
Mis`be*com"ing, a. Unbecoming. Milton. -- Mis`be*com"ing*ly, adv. --
Mis`be*com"ing*ness, n. Boyle.
Mis*bede" (?), v. t. [imp. Misbode (?); p. p. Misboden (?).] [AS.
mis-beôdan.] To wrong; to do injury to. [Obs.]
Who hath you misboden or offended?
Chaucer.
Mis`be*fit"ting (?), a. Not befitting.
{ Mis`be*got" (?), Mis`be*got"ten (&?;), } p. a. Unlawfully or
irregularly begotten; of bad origin; pernicious. "Valor misbegot."
Shak.
Mis`be*have" (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Misbehaved (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Misbehaving.] To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; --
often used with a reciprocal pronoun.
Mis`be*haved" (?), a. Guilty of ill behavior; illbred; rude. "A
misbehaved and sullen wench." Shak.
Mis`be*hav"ior (?), n. Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill
conduct. Addison.
Mis`be*lief" (?), n. Erroneous or false belief.
Mis`be*lieve" (&?;), v. i. To believe erroneously, or in a false
religion. "That misbelieving Moor." Shak.
Mis`be*liev"er (?), n. One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false
religion. Shak.
Mis`be*seem" (?), v. t. To suit ill.
Mis`be*stow" (?), v. t. To bestow improperly.
Mis`be*stow"al (?), n. The act of misbestowing.
Mis`bi*leve" (?), n. Misbelief; unbelief; suspicion. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Mis*bode" (?), imp. of Misbede.
Mis*bo"den (?), p. p. of Misbede.
Mis"born` (?), a. Born to misfortune. Spenser.
Mis*cal"cu*late (?), v. t. & i. To calculate erroneously; to judge
wrongly. -- Mis*cal`cu*la"tion (#), n.
Mis*call" (?), v. t. 1. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.