Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misfact

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-fact
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wrong or untrue piece of information.

Countable

noun

Misinformation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These transformations often occur because the "treatment" has unlocked the genetic or evolutionary "potential" being bottled up by our own inadequacies as humans — social commentary and science misfact in one big melange."
"All summer long, I was busy battling the assistant chief who continued to cry the criminally libelous misfact."
"It is most unfortunate that FILM SOCIETY REVIEW chose to print an article about the Fourth National Student Film Festival filled with statements of misfact which raised so many questions concerning the objectives of the Festival's sponsor, […]"

Etymology

From mis- + fact.

Usage

Inflected Forms

misfacts (plural)

Questions

What does misfact mean?: A wrong or untrue piece of information.
Where does misfact come from?: From mis- + fact.

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