mis·char·ac·ter·ize  (mĭs-kār'ək-tə-rīz')  tr.v. mis·char·ac·ter·ized, mis·char·ac·ter·iz·ing, mis·char·ac·ter·iz·es To give a false or misleading character to: mischaracterized the findings of the study. mis·char'ac·ter·i·za'tion (-tər-ĭ-zā'shən) n. |