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misdescribe

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[mis-di-skrahyb] / ˌmɪs dɪˈskraɪb /

verb (used with or without object)

misdescribed, misdescribing

  1. to describe incorrectly or falsely.

Other Word Forms

  • misdescription noun
  • misdescriptive adjective

Etymology

Origin of misdescribe

First recorded in 1820–30; mis- 1 + describe

Example Sentences

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Such provisions are also inserted in certain other recent agreements dealing with aerial bombardments, gases, and expanding bullets, which it has nevertheless pleased their contrivers to misdescribe as "declarations."

From Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) by Holland, Thomas Erskine, Sir

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