Meanings
verbmisrefer (third-person singular simple present misrefers, present participle misreferring, simple past and past participle misreferred)
present singular third person misrefers · participle present misreferring · participle past misreferred · past misreferred
- To refer incorrectly.
What are we trying to communicate, and what are we trying to assert? The U.S. government often misrefers to the Freely Associated States as part of the American homeland. Are these mistakes or is there intent behind it?
2023 July 7, Sarah A. Topol, quoting Michael Walsh, “The America That Americans Forget”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2023
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APA
misrefer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misrefer
MLA
“misrefer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misrefer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misrefer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misrefer.
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