misdescribe

[ mis-di-skrahyb ]

verb (used with or without object)

, mis·de·scribed, mis·de·scrib·ing.

1. to describe incorrectly or falsely.

Other Words From

• mis·de·scrip·tion [mis-di-, skrip, -sh, uh, n], noun
• misde·scriptive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of misdescribe¹

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

Example Sentences

To deny God, or to misdescribe him, would necessitate the denial of any difference between good and evil, between virtue and vice.

From Project Gutenberg

Why did Hogg thus misdescribe the letter, and substitute Charlotte for Harriett?

From Project Gutenberg