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ill-proportioned, ill-made, monstrous, Technical acromegalic:
The misshapen bell-ringer in The Hunchback of Notre Dame was
named Quasimodo.
missile n. projectile, brickbat; guided missile, ballistic missile:
Bottles, stones, and other missiles were thrown at the police
during the riot.
mission n. 1 task, duty, function, purpose, job, office, work,
assignment, errand, charge, business, commission, undertaking,
pursuit, activity, aim, objective: He accepted the mission to
convert the natives to Christianity. 2 calling, occupation,
vocation, trade, line (of work), profession, m‚tier: It has
become my mission in life to see that you learn how to do sums.
3 delegation, legation, deputation, commission, committee,
group, ministry: She has been sent on a governmental trade
mission to Botswana.
missionary
n. evangelist, preacher, minister, proselytizer: During the
19th century, many missionaries were dispatched to spread the
faith in Africa.
missive n. letter, communication, message, dispatch, note, line,
postcard, card, epistle: I have just received a missive from
great-aunt Cecilia that took me an hour to read.
misspent adj. wasted, squandered, idle, dissipated, thrown away,
profitless, prodigal: Proficiency at billiards is a sign of a
misspent youth.
misstatement
n. 1 falsification, misreport, misquotation, miscitation,
distortion, misrepresentation, misconstruction,
misinterpretation, perversion, lie, falsehood, untruth,
fabrication: The prosecutor's indictment is a misstatement of
the charges against the defendant. 2 solecism, error, mistake,
gaffe, faux pas, slip of the tongue, lapsus linguae, blunder,
Slang howler, Brit bloomer, US and Canadian blooper: For an
educated man his speech is sprinkled with too many grammatical
misstatements.
misstep n. 1 false step, blunder, mistake, error, bad or wrong or false