Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mis-kuhl-er]
- /mɪsˈkʌl ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mis-kuhl-er]
- /mɪsˈkʌl ər/
Definitions of miscolor word
- verb with object miscolor to give a wrong color to. 1
- verb with object miscolor to misrepresent: She miscolored the facts. 1
- noun miscolor Alternative form of miscolour. 1
- verb transitive miscolor to give a wrong color to 0
- verb transitive miscolor to give a false account of; misrepresent 0
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Origin of miscolor
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; mis-1 + color
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Miscolor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
miscolor popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
miscolor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for miscolor
verb miscolor
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- misstate — to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
- distort — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- pervert — to affect with perversion.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
Antonyms for miscolor
verb miscolor
- straighten — make straight
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- divulge — to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- unmask — to strip a mask or disguise from.
verb with object miscolor
- color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
See also
Matching words
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