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What is the meaning of prefix mis- and an English word that uses prefix?

The prefix "mis-" generally means wrong, bad, or incorrectly. It indicates that something is not as it should be or that an error has been made.

Here's an example of a word using this prefix:

* Misunderstand: This word combines "mis-" with "understand," meaning to understand something incorrectly or to have a wrong interpretation of something.

Here are a few more examples:

* Misplace: To put something in the wrong place, causing it to be lost.

* Misbehave: To behave badly or inappropriately.

* Miscalculate: To calculate something incorrectly.

* Misinform: To give someone incorrect information.

* Misinterpret: To understand something in the wrong way.

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