also mischaracterise, "impute a wrong character to," by 1798, from mis- (1) "badly, wrongly" + characterize. Related: Mischaracterized; mischaracterizing; mischaracterization.
miscegenate
miscegenation
miscellaneous
miscellany
mischance
mischaracterize
mischief
mischievous
mischoose
miscible
miscommunication