"misaccuse" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misaccuses [present, singular, third-person], misaccusing [participle, present], misaccused [participle, past], misaccused [past]
Etymology: mis- + accuse Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|accuse}} mis- + accuse Head templates: {{en-verb}} misaccuse (third-person singular simple present misaccuses, present participle misaccusing, simple past and past participle misaccused)
  1. To accuse wrongly.
    Sense id: en-misaccuse-en-verb-rv8dlBx2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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