"mispresent" meaning in English

See mispresent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mispresents [present, singular, third-person], mispresenting [participle, present], mispresented [participle, past], mispresented [past]
Etymology: mis- + present Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|present}} mis- + present Head templates: {{en-verb}} mispresent (third-person singular simple present mispresents, present participle mispresenting, simple past and past participle mispresented)
  1. (transitive) To present badly or wrongly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mispresent-en-verb-4tms3STa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mispresent meaning in English (1.3kB)

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        "(transitive) To present badly or wrongly."
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