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mistaken (adj.)[mistaken 词源字典]: c. 1600, "under misapprehension," past participle adjective from mistake (v.). Related: Mistakenly. Mistaken identity attested from 1865.[mistaken etymology, mistaken origin, 英语词源]
mister: as a title of courtesy before a man's Christian name, mid-15c., unaccented variant of master. As a form of address, without a name and with a tinge of rudeness, from 1760.
misthink (v.): Old English misðyncan "to be mistaken;" see mis- (1) + think (v.). From early 13c. as "to have sinful thoughts;" from 1590s as "to think ill of."
mistime (v.): late Old English mistimian "to happen amiss" (of an event); see mis- (1) + time (v.). Meaning "not to time properly" is first recorded late 14c. Related: Mistimed; mistiming.
mistletoe (n.): Old English mistiltan, from mistel "mistletoe" (see missel) + tan "twig." Similar formation in Old Norse mistilteinn, Norwegian misteltein, Danish mistelten. The second element is cognate with Old Saxon and Old Frisian ten, Old Norse teinn, Dutch teen, Old High German zein, Gothic tains "twig." Venerated by the Druids; the custom of hanging it at Christmas and kissing under it is mentioned by Washington Irving.
mistral (n.): "cold northerly wind on the Mediterranean coast of France," c. 1600, from French, from Provençal mistral, literally "the dominant wind," from mistral (adj.) "dominant," from Latin magistralis "dominant," from magister "master" (see master (n.)).
mistranslate (v.): 1530s, from mis- (1) + translate. Related: Mistranslated; mistranslating.
mistranslation (n.): 1690s, from mis- (1) + translation.
mistreat (v.): mid-15c.; see mis- (1) + treat (v.). Related: Mistreated; mistreating.
mistreatment (n.): 1716, from mistreat + -ment.
mistress (n.): early 14c., "female teacher, governess," from Old French maistresse "mistress (lover); housekeeper; governess, female teacher" (Modern French maîtresse), fem. of maistre "master" (see master (n.)). Sense of "a woman who employs others or has authority over servants" is from early 15c. Sense of "kept woman of a married man" is from early 15c.
mistrial (n.): 1620s; see mis- (1) + trial (n.).
mistrust (n.): late 14c.; see mis- (1) + trust (n.).
mistrust (v.): late 14c., from mis- (1) + trust (v.). Related: Mistrusted; mistrusting.
misty (adj.): Old English mistig; see mist (n.) + -y (2). Related: Mistily; mistiness.
misunderstand (v.): c. 1200; see mis- (1) + understand. Related: Misunderstood; misunderstanding.
misunderstanding (n.): "want of understanding," mid-15c., from present participle of misunderstand.
When misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. [Lionel Trilling]
Meaning "dissention, disagreement" is first recorded 1640s.
misunderstood (adj.): 1590s, past participle adjective from misunderstand.
misuse (v.): late 14c., "to use improperly;" see mis- (1) + use (v.). Meaning "to subject to ill-treatment" is attested from 1530s. Related: Misused; misusing.
misuse (n.): late 14c., from mis- (1) + use (n.). It aligns with the older sense of the verb misuse.