Misdiscern

Quick meaning: Misdiscern is a verb meaning To discern incorrectly.

Meaning

To discern incorrectly.

Example Sentences

Tartarin had neither the dazzled, misdiscerning vision of genius nor the fatuity that comes from a surfeit of wisdom.

But these, the statesman may be as apt to misdiscern as to overlook, failing in action through inadequacy in contemplation.

If either God (the priestly element) or the world (the teacherly element) is ignored or misdiscerned, then there is no unity, no prayer, no rightly relating to all things, and no authentic ministry.

By reading this book, you might come to realize where you mis-discerned in that relationship, how you got it wrong that time around, so that you can move forward, armed with a new set of directions and ideals that will help you discern correctly what God's true will for your life is next time around.

Word Forms

• misdiscerns
• misdiscerning
• misdiscerned

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misdecipher, misdistinguish, misperceive, misdetect, misfigure, misjudge.

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