misexplanation

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noun

Incorrect explanation.

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Meanings

nounmisexplanation (usually uncountable, plural misexplanations)

plural misexplanations

  1. uncountableusuallyIncorrect explanation.
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    The main thrust of the book is Wolff’s opinion on how bridge ought to be: free from cheats; free from purely destructive bidding methods; free from misexplanations; free from timely hesitations that tell partner what to do; free from organizers who do not know and love the game; and free from appeals committees that rule based on the players involved, not the law.

    2008 May 24, Phillip Alder, “From a New Autobiography, a 1970 Breakthrough Revisited”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
misexplication

Origin

From mis- + explanation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

explanationism
Cite this entry
APA

misexplanation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misexplanation

MLA

“misexplanation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misexplanation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misexplanation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misexplanation.

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