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misdiscerned

misdiscerned is the simple past and past participle of misdiscern.

Meaning of misdiscern

Verb

misdiscern (third-person singular simple present misdiscerns, present participle misdiscerning, simple past and past participle misdiscerned)

  1. To discern incorrectly.
    • Tartarin had neither the dazzled, misdiscerning vision of genius nor the fatuity that comes from a surfeit of wisdom.1892, Manchester Literary Club, Papers - Volume 18, page 379

Questions about misdiscerned

What is misdiscerned the simple past and past participle of?
Misdiscerned is the simple past and past participle of misdiscern.

Words near misdiscerned in the dictionary

  1. misdirective
  2. misdirector
  3. misdirectors
  4. misdirects
  5. misdiscern
  6. misdiscerned
  7. misdiscerning
  8. misdiscerns
  9. misdiscover
  10. misdiscovered
  11. misdiscovering

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