The Prefixes Mis and Dis Exercise

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1. The automobile quickly displaced the horse and buggy.
2. The poor kid has had one misadventure after another.
3. Nothing displeases me more than loud talking.
4. His unhappy childhood fostered his misanthropic personality.
5. The commercial incurred the displeasure of many viewers.
6. He was indicted for misappropriating public funds.
7. The floodwaters displaced thousands of villagers.
8. If you pay your rent, they can’t dispossess you.
9. He has a disquieting way of staring at people.
10. If you misbehave one more time, you are going home.
11. Many people have misconceptions about astrology.
12. I am sorry you misconstrued my meaning.