"misprofess" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misprofesses [present, singular, third-person], misprofessing [participle, present], misprofessed [participle, past], misprofessed [past]
Etymology: From mis- + profess. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|profess}} mis- + profess Head templates: {{en-verb}} misprofess (third-person singular simple present misprofesses, present participle misprofessing, simple past and past participle misprofessed)
  1. (transitive) To profess falsely; to teach incorrectly or make an incorrect claim. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-misprofess-en-verb-e8Uiw4BD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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