misdescriptionn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsdᵻˈskrɪpʃn/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsdəˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌmɪsdiˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, description n.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + description n., after misdescribe v.

Inaccurate or misleading description; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > misrepresentation > [noun]

falsification1565

belying1603

misrepresentation1641

misrepresenting1645

misrendering1661

misconstructing1678

misdescription1848

blotching1865

oversell1969

1848 J. Arnould Law Marine Insurance I. vii. i. 172 If the party insuring purposely misdescribed the vessel..the policy might be held void for such misdescription.

1885 Law Times 79 47/1 ‘Accountant’ was held to be a misdescription of an accountant's clerk.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 7/2 A plea in abatement was..set up for the purpose of defeating the indictment.., by alleging misnomer or other misdescription of the defendant.

1955 Times 19 July 13/2 There was a misdescription of the church at which the marriage had been solemnized.

1999 What Mortgage Nov. 63/2 If you have seen any examples of misdescription by an estate agent, report it to your local trading standards office.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misdescription
释义	misdescriptionn. Brit. /ˌmɪsdᵻˈskrɪpʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɪsdəˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmɪsdiˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, description n. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + description n., after misdescribe v. Inaccurate or misleading description; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > misrepresentation > [noun] falsification1565 belying1603 misrepresentation1641 misrepresenting1645 misrendering1661 misconstructing1678 misdescription1848 blotching1865 oversell1969 1848 J. Arnould Law Marine Insurance I. vii. i. 172 If the party insuring purposely misdescribed the vessel..the policy might be held void for such misdescription. 1885 Law Times 79 47/1 ‘Accountant’ was held to be a misdescription of an accountant's clerk. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 7/2 A plea in abatement was..set up for the purpose of defeating the indictment.., by alleging misnomer or other misdescription of the defendant. 1955 Times 19 July 13/2 There was a misdescription of the church at which the marriage had been solemnized. 1999 What Mortgage Nov. 63/2 If you have seen any examples of misdescription by an estate agent, report it to your local trading standards office. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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