The prefix is 'mis' meaning bad, lack of, or incorrect.
mistake?
Ah, the prefix of "excusable" is "ex." Just like how we can paint over a mistake on a canvas, the prefix "ex-" in "excusable" allows us to take away the blame from a situation. It's like adding a little happy tree to a painting to make it better!
Some words are misspelled, misnamed, mislead, and misplaced.
mis- misuse, misspell, mistake, mistrustmal- malfunction; malcontent
Mistake
No, ab is not the prefix for about. This is a common mistake. The prefix is a- which means to or toward.
mistake?
This is a three-letter prefix meaning "an error."
Misadventure, misspelled, mistake, misapprehension.
It means 'wrongly' as in mistake, mistime, mistype etc.
misalignedmisbehavemiscarriagemiscalculatemismanagedmisconstruemiscountmisconductmiscuemisdeedsmisdirectmisfilemisfiremisdiagnosismisdemeanormisinformedmisjudgemisleadmislaidmismatchmisplacemisprintmisquotemisspellmisspokemisreadmisrepresentmistakemistookmisunderstand
misunderstood, miscellaneous,misunderstand,missing,mister,miss.
Bad, badly, wrong, wrongly
The prefix "mis-" typically means "bad" or "wrong." In the words misanthrope, mistake, and misogyny, it conveys a sense of negativity or error.
Ah, the prefix of "excusable" is "ex." Just like how we can paint over a mistake on a canvas, the prefix "ex-" in "excusable" allows us to take away the blame from a situation. It's like adding a little happy tree to a painting to make it better!
Some words are misspelled, misnamed, mislead, and misplaced.
mis- misuse, misspell, mistake, mistrustmal- malfunction; malcontent