Meanings
verbmisparaphrase (third-person singular simple present misparaphrases, present participle misparaphrasing, simple past and past participle misparaphrased)
present singular third person misparaphrases · participle present misparaphrasing · participle past misparaphrased · past misparaphrased
- To paraphrase incorrectly.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Englishparaphrase
- Englishmisparaphrase
From mis- + paraphrase.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
misparaphrase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misparaphrase
MLA
“misparaphrase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misparaphrase. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misparaphrase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misparaphrase.
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