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Meaning of "mischaracterize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MISCHARACTERIZE

mischaracterize  [ˌmɪsˈkærɪktəˌraɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISCHARACTERIZE

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mischaracterize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mischaracterize in English.

WHAT DOES MISCHARACTERIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mischaracterize in the English dictionary

The definition of mischaracterize in the dictionary is to characterize in an incorrect or misleading manner.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISCHARACTERIZE

PRESENT

Present
I mischaracterize
you mischaracterize
he/she/it mischaracterizes
we mischaracterize
you mischaracterize
they mischaracterize
Present continuous
I am mischaracterizing
you are mischaracterizing
he/she/it is mischaracterizing
we are mischaracterizing
you are mischaracterizing
they are mischaracterizing
Present perfect
I have mischaracterized
you have mischaracterized
he/she/it has mischaracterized
we have mischaracterized
you have mischaracterized
they have mischaracterized
Present perfect continuous
I have been mischaracterizing
you have been mischaracterizing
he/she/it has been mischaracterizing
we have been mischaracterizing
you have been mischaracterizing
they have been mischaracterizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mischaracterized
you mischaracterized
he/she/it mischaracterized
we mischaracterized
you mischaracterized
they mischaracterized
Past continuous
I was mischaracterizing
you were mischaracterizing
he/she/it was mischaracterizing
we were mischaracterizing
you were mischaracterizing
they were mischaracterizing
Past perfect
I had mischaracterized
you had mischaracterized
he/she/it had mischaracterized
we had mischaracterized
you had mischaracterized
they had mischaracterized
Past perfect continuous
I had been mischaracterizing
you had been mischaracterizing
he/she/it had been mischaracterizing
we had been mischaracterizing
you had been mischaracterizing
they had been mischaracterizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mischaracterize
you will mischaracterize
he/she/it will mischaracterize
we will mischaracterize
you will mischaracterize
they will mischaracterize
Future continuous
I will be mischaracterizing
you will be mischaracterizing
he/she/it will be mischaracterizing
we will be mischaracterizing
you will be mischaracterizing
they will be mischaracterizing
Future perfect
I will have mischaracterized
you will have mischaracterized
he/she/it will have mischaracterized
we will have mischaracterized
you will have mischaracterized
they will have mischaracterized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mischaracterizing
you will have been mischaracterizing
he/she/it will have been mischaracterizing
we will have been mischaracterizing
you will have been mischaracterizing
they will have been mischaracterizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would mischaracterize
you would mischaracterize
he/she/it would mischaracterize
we would mischaracterize
you would mischaracterize
they would mischaracterize
Conditional continuous
I would be mischaracterizing
you would be mischaracterizing
he/she/it would be mischaracterizing
we would be mischaracterizing
you would be mischaracterizing
they would be mischaracterizing
Conditional perfect
I would have mischaracterize
you would have mischaracterize
he/she/it would have mischaracterize
we would have mischaracterize
you would have mischaracterize
they would have mischaracterize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mischaracterizing
you would have been mischaracterizing
he/she/it would have been mischaracterizing
we would have been mischaracterizing
you would have been mischaracterizing
they would have been mischaracterizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mischaracterize
we let´s mischaracterize
you mischaracterize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mischaracterize
Past participle
mischaracterized
Present Participle
mischaracterizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISCHARACTERIZE


catheterize
ˈkæθɪtəˌraɪz
cauterize
ˈkɔːtəˌraɪz
characterise
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
characterize
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
computerize
kəmˈpjuːtəˌraɪz
demilitarize
diːˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz
factorise
ˈfæktəˌraɪz
factorize
ˈfæktəˌraɪz
militarise
ˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz
militarize
ˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz
motorise
ˈməʊtəˌraɪz
motorize
ˈməʊtəˌraɪz
notarize
ˈnəʊtəˌraɪz
parameterize
pəˈræmɪtəˌraɪz
pasteurize
ˈpæstəˌraɪz
posterize
ˈpəʊstəˌraɪz
rasterize
ˈræstəˌraɪz
satirize
ˈsætəˌraɪz
vectorize
ˈvektəˌraɪz
winterize
ˈwɪntəˌraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISCHARACTERIZE

miscellaneousness
miscellanies
miscellanist
miscellany
misch metal
mischance
mischanceful
mischancy
mischanter
mischaracterise
mischarge
mischief
mischief-maker
mischievous
mischievously
mischievousness
mischoice
mischoose
miscibility
miscible

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISCHARACTERIZE

bacterize
bowdlerize
containerize
copolymerize
depolymerize
dimerize
euhemerize
grangerize
isomerize
mercerize
mesmerize
pauperize
polymerize
prize
pulverize
rubberize
slenderize
soberize
suberize
tenderize
weatherize

Synonyms and antonyms of mischaracterize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mischaracterize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISCHARACTERIZE

Find out the translation of mischaracterize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mischaracterize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mischaracterize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

做出错误
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caracterizar erróneamente
570 millions of speakers

English

mischaracterize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mischaracterize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفسيرات غير صادقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mischaracterize
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descaracterizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mischaracterize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dénaturer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mischaracterize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mischaracterize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mischaracterize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mischaracterize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mischaracterize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mischaracterize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mischaracterize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुकीचे स्वरूप द्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mischaracterize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mischaracterize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mischaracterize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mischaracterize
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mischaracterize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mischaracterize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mischaracterize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mischaracterize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mischaracterize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mischaracterize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISCHARACTERIZE»

The term «mischaracterize» is normally little used and occupies the 129.708 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISCHARACTERIZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mischaracterize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISCHARACTERIZE»

Discover the use of mischaracterize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mischaracterize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Criminal Law Handbook, The: Know Your Rights, Survive the System
Mischaracterize. a. Custodial. Situation. in. Court. Police officers generally believe that suspects are more likely to speak with them voluntarily in the absence ofa Miranda warning. Thus, police officers have an incentive not to give the warning.
Paul Bergman, Sara J.Berman, 2013
2
Arbitration Advocacy
While it is permissible to draw inferences and conclusions, it is improper intentionally to misstate or mischaracterize evidence in the course of final argument. Arbitrators are usually reluctant to resolve questions raised by the rule, but even so, ...
John W. Cooley, Steven Lubet, 2003
3
Ethics and Foreign Intervention
The third stage of the argument will suggest that both sides of this debate mischaracterize the nature of the dilemma faced by policy-makers, largely because they understand moral behavior in terms of following a moral rule and this is not the ...
Deen K. Chatterjee, Don E. Scheid, 2003
4
New Wine, New Wineskins: A Next Generation Reflects on Key ...
The first purpose is to argue how presently available moral theologies tend to mischaracterize the actual challenges facing ordinary Catholics. Since they mischaracterize the problem, it is not surprising that their solutions are also inadequate.
William C. Mattison, 2005
5
Understanding Events : From Perception to Action: From ...
One of the key ways in which lab tasks mischaracterize visual attention is that they often give the impression that visual processing is continuous. This assumption often entails a deep and prolonged awareness of concrete visual features that ...
Department of Psychology Temple University Thomas F. Shipley Professor, Department of Psychology and Director Jeffrey M. Zacks Assistant Professor, Dynamic Cognition Lab Washington University St. Louis, 2008
6
How the World Began
I didn't mean to mischaracterize what you believe. But surely, if this little exchange shows us anything, it's how easy it is to mischaracterize what other people believe, which makes me feel even more strongly that articulating my worldview in ...
Catherine Trieschmann, 2013
7
The Revival of Tradition in Indonesian Politics: The ...
It suggests that to posit a basic distinction between state law and adat law is to mischaracterize the nature of legal relations in modern Indonesia. Similarly, to debate autochthonous land rights simply in terms of unification or pluralism is to ...
Jamie Davidson, David Henley, 2007
8
Tocqueville and the Frontiers of Democracy
Or, worse, is it just possible that Tocqueville chose to mischaracterize one of his most valuable contemporary informants for reasons sufficient to himself? I would not need to be so cautious and tentative today if I asked whether Burke chose for  ...
Richard Boyd, Ewa Atanassow, 2013
9
In Defense of Intuitions: A New Rationalist Manifesto
Some thinkers may mischaracterize their own understanding. When two philosophers disagree about the nature of observational concepts, at least one of them must be wrong.... Since it can be hard to make explicit the content of one of one's ...
Andrew Chapman, Addison Ellis, Robert Hanna, 2013
10
Rules of Patent Drafting: Guidelines from the Federal Circuit
Sadly enough, many years' experience have taught that elapsed time, coupled with the motivation to mischaracterize facts, produces a situation in which inventors have proved to be less than completely trustworthy. Thus, the rule is both old ...
Joseph Root, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISCHARACTERIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mischaracterize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Au Pair Program is Broken and Here's How They Plan on Fixing it
Defendants seek to have the suit dismissed, saying the allegations fundamentally mischaracterize the au pair program as a work program, ... «Daily Business Review, Jul 15»
2
Foster Farms protest set Wednesday in Fresno
“They used that video to mischaracterize us. Animal welfare is very important to us.” The protest is part of a tour set up by Mercy for Animals, ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
3
Fecteau: The Providence Journal Editorial Board is Wrong on the …
The critics of the Iran deal mischaracterize its terms. While offering no alternative, their criticism is empty. Surprisingly, The Providence Journal ... «GoLocalProv, Jul 15»
4
Report: Jonathan Pollard to be freed in November
... the government has been dishonestly hiding behind the mask of 'classified information' to materially mischaracterize the nature and extent of ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
5
Lee Bettis: The case of Odham's mobile phone
That email got me thinking about the word “mischaracterize.” email print. Comment. By Lee Bettis. New Bern Sun Journal. By Lee Bettis. «New Bern Sun Journal, Jul 15»
6
Church abandons plan to reopen homeless shelter
“Let's not mischaracterize this. The City of Tucson puts about $15 million a year into homeless services,” Kozachik said. “So it's not as though we're sitting on the ... «KVOA Tucson News, Jul 15»
7
Dear Republican Candidates: Please Stop Attacking The Donald
... and actively fight the media daily as it attempts to mischaracterize actions of his administration. The Conservative and Libertarian think tanks ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
8
John Boehner Was Asked About the Planned Parenthood Video …
According to the organization, the video “grossly mischaracterize[d]” the organization's “fetal tissue” procedures by using “unethical video ... «IJ Review, Jul 15»
9
Student activists aren't all thin-skinned whiners, as often portrayed …
But we should resist this dismissive depiction of college students, which uses the most egregious examples to mischaracterize the full range of ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»
10
Giving Utilities Credit When Tax Credit Is Due
Notwithstanding, special interests mischaracterize tax credits. Some claim tax credits are a federal giveaway program. Some claim the federal ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»

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