Meaning

1 senses

  1. To characterize falsely or mistakenly

    Our small disagreement has been mischaracterized as a deep rift.

Origin

Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō)

Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō)

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Forms

mischaracterizes, mischaracterizing, mischaracterized, mischaracterized
Base formmischaracterize · to mischaracterize
3rd person singularmischaracterizes
Present participlemischaracterizing
Past simplemischaracterized
Past participlemischaracterized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymischaracterize
he, she, itmischaracterizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsmischaracterized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mischaracterized
he, she, ithas mischaracterized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mischaracterize

Word family

1 related words
Derivedmischaracterization

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
miscalculatemiscalculationmiscarriagemiscellaneousmischiefB1mischievousmisconceptionB2
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