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misdescribe
[ mis-di-skrahyb ]
verb (used with or without object)
, mis·de·scribed, mis·de·scrib·ing.
- to describe incorrectly or falsely.
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Other Words From
- mis·de·scrip·tion [mis-di-, skrip, -sh, uh, n], noun
- misde·scriptive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of misdescribe1
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Example Sentences
To deny God, or to misdescribe him, would necessitate the denial of any difference between good and evil, between virtue and vice.
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Why did Hogg thus misdescribe the letter, and substitute Charlotte for Harriett?
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