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misdiscerns

misdiscerns is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 misdiscerns

What is misdiscerns the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misdiscerns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misdiscern.

Words near misdiscerns in the dictionary

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

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