miscaptioned

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adjective

Having an incorrect caption

OriginEnglish captioned ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

adjectivemiscaptioned (comparative more miscaptioned, superlative most miscaptioned)

comparative more miscaptioned · superlative most miscaptioned · alternative mis-captioned

  1. Having an incorrect caption

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishcaptioned
  10. Englishmiscaptioned

From mis- + captioned.

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APA

miscaptioned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscaptioned

MLA

“miscaptioned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscaptioned. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscaptioned,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscaptioned.

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