"misdecipher" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: misdeciphers [present, singular, third-person], misdeciphering [participle, present], misdeciphered [participle, past], misdeciphered [past]
Etymology: From mis- + decipher. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|decipher}} mis- + decipher Head templates: {{en-verb}} misdecipher (third-person singular simple present misdeciphers, present participle misdeciphering, simple past and past participle misdeciphered)
  1. To decipher incorrectly.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1983, Essays on Detective Fiction, page 37:",
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