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miscomment

/mɪsˈkɒmɛnt/

miscomment noun: a comment that is untrue.

Noun

miscomment (plural miscomments)

  1. A comment that is untrue.
    • MORE mischief has been done to the cause of truth by mistranslations of, and consequent miscomments on the holy scripture, than is at first thought imagined or perceived.1824, S H. Jackson, The Jew
    • Did reversible error occur as a result of prosecutorial miscomment during closing argument?1974, North western reporter

Verb

miscomment (third-person singular simple present miscomments, present participle miscommenting, simple past and past participle miscommented)

  1. To comment in error.
    • Nicon answered : “All these writings are no better than old-wives' stories; for there are adduced here spurious canons, most vilely misunderstood and misinterpreted or miscommented upon.1876, William Palmer, The Patriarch and the Tsar, page 714
    • In view of this and also of the fact that the real state of affairs is often deliberately misrepresented and miscommented on in various quarters, we take the liberty to outline conditions in the Polish oil industry, and subsequently to draw the notions which in our estimation ought to be the...1921, Standard Daily Trade Service - Volumes 15-16, page 486

Forms of miscomment

Noun
pluralmiscomments
Verb
third-person singular presentmiscomments
present participlemiscommenting
past participlemiscommented
pastmiscommented

Origin of miscomment

From mis- + comment.

Questions about miscomment

What does miscomment mean?
Miscomment means a comment that is untrue.
What part of speech is miscomment?
Miscomment can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce miscomment?
Miscomment is pronounced /mɪsˈkɒmɛnt/.
What is the plural of miscomment?
The plural of miscomment is miscomments.

Words near miscomment in the dictionary

  1. miscoming
  2. miscommand
  3. miscommanded
  4. miscommanding
  5. miscommands
  6. miscomment
  7. miscommented
  8. miscommenting
  9. miscomments
  10. miscommit
  11. miscommits

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