Definition of Misclaim

1. n. A mistaken claim.

Definition of Misclaim

1. Noun. A mistaken claim. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misclaim

1. to claim wrongfully [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misclaim

mischosen
mischristen
mischristened
mischristening
mischristens
miscibilities
miscibility
miscible
miscibly
miscitation
miscitations
miscite
miscited
miscites
misciting
misclaim (current term)
misclaimed
misclaiming
misclaims
miscleavage

Literary usage of Misclaim

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"[< mis-1 + claim.] A wrong or mistaken claim. Error, misclaim, and forgetfulness become suitors for some remission of extreme rigour. ..."

2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"misclaim', и. s. Mis and claim. Mistaken claim. ... misclaim, and forgetfulness, become suitors for some remission of extreme rigour. ..."

3. The Works of Francis Bacon by Francis ( Bacon (1824)
"Lastly, error, misclaim, and forgetfulness, do now Error ud and then become suitors for some remission of extreme ..."

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