Missummarize
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To summarize incorrectly; to give an inaccurate summary.
"But he missummarizes the historical events themselves, imagines the entire tale as a tour de force in the amalgamation of historical materials, and concludes that this "Paradise Lost in provincial miniature" has been arranged to tell us that "neither a whipping post nor a maypole can stand for the best in life"."
Example
More examples"But he missummarizes the historical events themselves, imagines the entire tale as a tour de force in the amalgamation of historical materials, and concludes that this "Paradise Lost in provincial miniature" has been arranged to tell us that "neither a whipping post nor a maypole can stand for the best in life"."
Etymology
From mis- + summarize.
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