Word formation: mis- The prefix mis- usually means something wrong or incorrect. For example, if we mistranslate something, we translate it incorrectly. Mis- can be used before nouns and verbs. 2 Look at the sentence from the passage How empathy unfolds. Children, they found, were more empathic when the discipline included calling strong attention to the distress their misbehaviour caused someone else ... Now answer the questions and check with your dictionary if necessary. 1 What happens if you don’t understand something properly? 2 What have you done with something if it’s in the wrong place? 3 What is the opposite of good fortune? 4 If you have made an incorrect judgment of someone’s character, what have you done? 5 If you have not been correctly informed about something, what has happened?