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misdistinguishing

misdistinguishing is the present participle and gerund of misdistinguish.

Meaning of misdistinguish

Verb

misdistinguish (third-person singular simple present misdistinguishes, present participle misdistinguishing, simple past and past participle misdistinguished)

  1. (rare, transitive) To make wrong distinctions in or concerning.
    • So that if we imagine a difference where there is none, because we distinguish where we should not, it may not be denied that we misdistinguish.1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, volume 3

Questions about misdistinguishing

What is misdistinguishing the present participle and gerund of?
Misdistinguishing is the present participle and gerund of misdistinguish.

Words near misdistinguishing in the dictionary

  1. misdisposition
  2. misdispositions
  3. misdistinguish
  4. misdistinguished
  5. misdistinguishes
  6. misdistinguishing
  7. misdistribute
  8. misdistributed
  9. misdistributes
  10. misdistributing
  11. misdistribution

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