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misdescribe

misdescribe verb: to incorrectly explain or detail something or someone.

Verb

misdescribe (third-person singular simple present misdescribes, present participle misdescribing, simple past and past participle misdescribed)

  1. (transitive) To incorrectly explain or detail something or someone.

Forms of misdescribe

third-person singular presentmisdescribes
present participlemisdescribing
past participlemisdescribed
pastmisdescribed

Origin of misdescribe

From mis- + describe.

Words formed from misdescribe

Questions about misdescribe

What does misdescribe mean?
Misdescribe means to incorrectly explain or detail something or someone.
What part of speech is misdescribe?
Misdescribe is a verb.
What is the past tense of misdescribe?
The past tense of misdescribe is misdescribed.

Words near misdescribe in the dictionary

  1. misderivations
  2. misderive
  3. misderived
  4. misderives
  5. misderiving
  6. misdescribe
  7. misdescribed
  8. misdescriber
  9. misdescribers
  10. misdescribes
  11. misdescribing

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