The more I muse therein [theology], The mistier it seemeth.
Piers Plowman.
Mis*un`der*stand" (ms*n`dr*stnd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misunderstood (-
std"); p. pr. & vb. n. Misunderstanding.] To misconceive; to mistake;
to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
Mis*un`der*stand"er (-r), n. One who misunderstands. Sir T. More.
Mis*un`der*stand"ing, n. 1. Mistake of the meaning; error;
misconception. Bacon.
2. Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
"Misunderstandings among friends." Swift.
||Mi`su*ra"to (m`s*rä"t), a. [It.] (Mus.) Measured; -- a direction to
||perform a passage in strict or measured time.
Mis*us"age (ms*z"j), n. [Cf. F. mésusage.] Bad treatment; abuse.
Spenser.
Mis*use" (-z"), v. t. [F. mésuser. See Mis-, prefix from French, and
Use.] 1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to
misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. South.
The sweet poison of misused wine.
Milton.