misproclaim
misproclaim verb: to proclaim wrongly, such as by proclaiming false information, or proclaiming in the wrong manner.
Verb
misproclaim (third-person singular simple present misproclaims, present participle misproclaiming, simple past and past participle misproclaimed)
- To proclaim wrongly, such as by proclaiming false information, or proclaiming in the wrong manner.
- Not only is it a switch to allegory in a realistic novel, not only does it misproclaim its own message, it is not even really a murder!1987, Martha Noel Evans, Masks of Tradition, page 97
- Since the Lord's Supper is a proclamation of Jesus' death (v. 26), those who practice it in an unworthy manner are misproclaiming and thus are answerable for the body and blood of the Lord (v. 27).2017, Dan Nighswander, 1 Corinthians
Forms of misproclaim
| third-person singular present | misproclaims |
|---|---|
| present participle | misproclaiming |
| past participle | misproclaimed |
| past | misproclaimed |
Origin of misproclaim
From mis- + proclaim.
Questions about misproclaim
- What does misproclaim mean?
- Misproclaim means to proclaim wrongly, such as by proclaiming false information, or proclaiming in the wrong manner.
- What part of speech is misproclaim?
- Misproclaim is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misproclaim?
- The past tense of misproclaim is misproclaimed.
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