Meanings
verbmischaracterise (third-person singular simple present mischaracterises, present participle mischaracterising, simple past and past participle mischaracterised)
present singular third person mischaracterises · participle present mischaracterising · participle past mischaracterised · past mischaracterised
- alternativeAlternative spelling of mischaracterize.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Englishcharacterise
- Englishmischaracterise
From mis- + characterise.
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APA
mischaracterise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischaracterise
MLA
“mischaracterise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischaracterise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mischaracterise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischaracterise.
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