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misportray

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-portray
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To portray inaccurately.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From mis- + portray.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

misportrays (present, singular) misportraying (participle, present) misportrayed (participle, past) misportrayed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

misportrayal

Questions

What does misportray mean?
To portray inaccurately.
Where does misportray come from?
From mis- + portray.

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