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mischaracterize

verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χᾰρᾰκτήρ (khărăktḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der. Medieval Latin charactērizōder. English characterize English mischaracterize From mis- + characterize.

  1. derived from characterize English mischaracterize From mis- + characterize
  2. derived from charactērizōder
  3. derived from *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der✻

Definitions

  1. To characterize falsely or mistakenly

    • Our small disagreement has been mischaracterized as a deep rift.

The neighborhood

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