misdescribe

mis·de·scribe

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mis-di-skrahyb]
- /ˌmɪs dɪˈskraɪb/
- /mɪsdɪskrˈaɪb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis-di-skrahyb]
- /ˌmɪs dɪˈskraɪb/

Definitions of misdescribe word

noun misdescribe Describe inaccurately or misleadingly. 1
verb misdescribe to provide false or misleading information about (a product, service, etc) 0

See all 2 definitions of misdescribe

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Origin of misdescribe

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; mis-1 + describe

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Parts of speech for Misdescribe

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Misdescribe

misdescribe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% 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.

misdescribe usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for misdescribe

verb misdescribe

describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.

Just one Antonym for misdescribe