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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An inaccurate description, often fraudulent. countable, uncountable

   "There is a third reason for misdescription: the drafter's irrepressible impulse to overdescribe."

Example

More examples

"There is a third reason for misdescription: the drafter's irrepressible impulse to overdescribe."

Etymology

From mis- + description.

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