Misaccount
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɪsəˈkaʊnt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Misaccount is a verb meaning (transitive) to account badly, wrongfully, or in error.
Meaning
(transitive) to account badly, wrongfully, or in error.
More Meanings
- A bad or wrong account; an incorrect narrative.
Example Sentences
Oakley shows how a misaccount arises from “masculine ambivalence" about birth, which obstructs women from producing new accounts.
[…] having transpired in the village previous to the still more remarkable event which had struck dismay into the hearts of young and old, the journey was instantly attributed by those idle talkers who love nothing better than to misaccount for the movements and motives of their neighbours, […]
Word Forms
- misaccounts
- misaccounting
- misaccounted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misanswer, miscredit, misask, misaccuse, misascribe, misgive.
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