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Definition of Mischaracterize
1. v. t. To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to.
Definition of Mischaracterize
1. Verb. To characterize falsely or mistakenly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mischaracterize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mischaracterize
Literary usage of Mischaracterize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ftc Cigarette Test Method for Determining Tar, Nicotine & Carbon edited by Donald R. Shopland (1997)
"TOWNSEND: I think what you did was completely mischaracterize what I said yesterday.
What I said was that the Surgeon General and the public health ..."
2. Youth Violence: Developing Local and State Solutions Hearings Before the edited by Fred Thompson (1998)
"Did I mischaracterize that report? Mayor ROUT. Well, certainly, Mr. Chairman, I
would never accuse you of mischaracterizing anything. ..."
3. Police Brutality in Urban Brazil by James Cavallaro (1997)
"In practice, however, the form is routinely used by police to mischaracterize
suspicious incidents in which they kill civilians. ..."
4. Erased in a Moment: Suicide Bombing Attacks Against Israeli Civilians by Joe Stork (2002)
"... and of course, not less than eighteen years of age and fully aware of what he
is about to carry out," Jaber said.255 Such disavowals mischaracterize the ..."
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