"mischaracterize" meaning in All languages combined

See mischaracterize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: mischaracterizes [present, singular, third-person], mischaracterizing [participle, present], mischaracterized [participle, past], mischaracterized [past]
Etymology: From mis- + characterize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|characterize}} mis- + characterize Head templates: {{en-verb}} mischaracterize (third-person singular simple present mischaracterizes, present participle mischaracterizing, simple past and past participle mischaracterized)
  1. To characterize falsely or mistakenly Synonyms: mischaracterise Derived forms: mischaracterization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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