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misdiscerning

misdiscerning is the present participle and gerund 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 misdiscerning

What is misdiscerning the present participle and gerund of?
Misdiscerning is the present participle and gerund of misdiscern.

Words near misdiscerning in the dictionary

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

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