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mischaracterize

mischaracterize verb: to characterize falsely or mistakenly.

Verb

mischaracterize (third-person singular simple present mischaracterizes, present participle mischaracterizing, simple past and past participle mischaracterized)

  1. To characterize falsely or mistakenly
    • Our small disagreement has been mischaracterized as a deep rift.

Forms of mischaracterize

third-person singular presentmischaracterizes
present participlemischaracterizing
past participlemischaracterized
pastmischaracterized
alternative formmischaracterise

Origin of mischaracterize

From mis- + characterize.

Words formed from mischaracterize

Questions about mischaracterize

What does mischaracterize mean?
Mischaracterize means to characterize falsely or mistakenly.
What part of speech is mischaracterize?
Mischaracterize is a verb.
What is the past tense of mischaracterize?
The past tense of mischaracterize is mischaracterized.

Words near mischaracterize in the dictionary

  1. mischaracterised
  2. mischaracterises
  3. mischaracterising
  4. mischaracterization
  5. mischaracterizations
  6. mischaracterize
  7. mischaracterized
  8. mischaracterizes
  9. mischaracterizing
  10. mischarge
  11. mischarged

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