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mis·de·scribe | \ ˌmis-di-ˈskrīb 
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\misdescribed; misdescribing
Definition of misdescribe
: to describe (something) wrongly
It may even be that left and right, radical and conservative misdescribe as much as they describe our everyday experience.— J. Peter Euben
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The first known use of misdescribe was in 1827
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