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misrelation

misrelation noun: erroneous relation or narration.

Noun

misrelation (countable and uncountable, plural misrelations)

  1. erroneous relation or narration
    • a. 1663, John Bramhall, letter to the Marquis of Newcastle
      But as mine aim, in the first discourse, was only to press home those things in writing which had been agitated between us by word of mouth (a course much to be preferred before verbal conferences, as being freer from passions and...

Forms of misrelation

pluralmisrelations

Origin of misrelation

From mis- + relation.

Questions about misrelation

What does misrelation mean?
Misrelation means erroneous relation or narration.
What part of speech is misrelation?
Misrelation is a noun.
What is the plural of misrelation?
The plural of misrelation is misrelations.

Words near misrelation in the dictionary

  1. misrehearsing
  2. misrelate
  3. misrelated
  4. misrelates
  5. misrelating
  6. misrelation
  7. misrelations
  8. misrelay
  9. misrelayed
  10. misrelaying
  11. misrelays

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