Word: mischaracterizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: mis
cha
rac
ter
i
zing
Definition: Present participle of mischaracterize. To characterize falsely or mistakenly
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: character
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To write (using characters); to describe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χαράσσω
Language: grc
Decoded: kharasso
Meaning: I scratch, engrave
Affix: -τήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.