Old Frisian missa, Middle Dutch, Dutch missen, German missen to miss, fail), from *missa- in a changed manner, hence abnormally, wrongly, from PIE root *mei- to change (root of mis- (1); see mutable). Related: Missed; missing. Meaning to fail to get what one wanted is from mid-13c.
A leading lifestyles blog has compiled the Top 10 U.S. cities for conservatives â and not surprisingly, the South rules the list. In first place is the Alabama city of Alabaster, a suburb of . . . conservatives, cities, south, top 10. 909. Friday, 26 Dec 2014 02:27 PM.
Each city is ranked on a 10-point scale, 10C being the most conservative and 10L being the most liberal. The results highlight the political trends of the U.S. today: The most liberal cities hug the two coasts, clustering in California and New England, while the most conservative towns span Middle America and the South.