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misinfer

misinfer verb: to infer incorrectly.

Verb

misinfer (third-person singular simple present misinfers, present participle misinferring, simple past and past participle misinferred)

  1. (ambitransitive) To infer incorrectly.
    Synonyms:
    misconclude

Synonyms of misinfer

Forms of misinfer

third-person singular presentmisinfers
present participlemisinferring
past participlemisinferred
pastmisinferred

Origin of misinfer

From mis- + infer.

Questions about misinfer

What does misinfer mean?
Misinfer means to infer incorrectly.
What part of speech is misinfer?
Misinfer is a verb.
What is the past tense of misinfer?
The past tense of misinfer is misinferred.

Words near misinfer in the dictionary

  1. misindoctrinate
  2. misindoctrinated
  3. misindoctrinates
  4. misindoctrinating
  5. misindoctrination
  6. misinfer
  7. misinference
  8. misinferences
  9. misinferred
  10. misinferring
  11. misinfers

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