Misproclaim

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To proclaim wrongly, such as by proclaiming false information, or proclaiming in the wrong manner.

    "Not only is it a switch to allegory in a realistic novel, not only does it misproclaim its own message, it is not even really a murder!"

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"Not only is it a switch to allegory in a realistic novel, not only does it misproclaim its own message, it is not even really a murder!"

Etymology

From mis- + proclaim.

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