"misreason" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: mis- + reason Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|reason}} mis- + reason Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} misreason (uncountable)
  1. Irrational or illogical thinking. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-misreason-en-noun-kHE7p5re Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 49 51

Verb

Forms: misreasons [present, singular, third-person], misreasoning [participle, present], misreasoned [participle, past], misreasoned [past]
Etymology: mis- + reason Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|reason}} mis- + reason Head templates: {{en-verb}} misreason (third-person singular simple present misreasons, present participle misreasoning, simple past and past participle misreasoned)
  1. To reason badly; to form an irrational conclusion.
    Sense id: en-misreason-en-verb-KT7AENE3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 49 51

Inflected forms

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