misevaluate
misevaluate verb: to evaluate inaccurately or incorrectly.
Verb
misevaluate (third-person singular simple present misevaluates, present participle misevaluating, simple past and past participle misevaluated)
- To evaluate inaccurately or incorrectly.
- Eventually , the organism experiences itself as fundamentally endangered; to misevaluate the environment is to place oneself in jeopardy.1970, William Frank Fischer, Theories of Anxiety, page 159
- If objectionable thick concepts are evaluative but misevaluate, there can be behaviors which are, say, lewd or perverted, but which are not bad.2013, Simon Kirchin, Thick Concepts, page 166
Forms of misevaluate
| third-person singular present | misevaluates |
|---|---|
| present participle | misevaluating |
| past participle | misevaluated |
| past | misevaluated |
Origin of misevaluate
From mis- + evaluate.
Questions about misevaluate
- What does misevaluate mean?
- Misevaluate means to evaluate inaccurately or incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misevaluate?
- Misevaluate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misevaluate?
- The past tense of misevaluate is misevaluated.
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