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| misdeal |
an incorrect deal of playing cards. [1/2 definitions] |
| misdiagnose |
to assign an incorrect diagnosis to. [1/2 definitions] |
| misinform |
to give incorrect information to. |
| misname |
to call by an incorrect name. |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| misspell |
to spell in an incorrect way. |
| mistake |
an incorrect thought, action, or judgment; error. [2/5 definitions] |
| misusage |
incorrect or improper usage, as of a word. [1/2 definitions] |
| off |
inaccurate; incorrect. [1/37 definitions] |
| retract |
to take back (something said or written) as incorrect or regretted. [1/6 definitions] |
| sic2 |
thus; so (used parenthetically when citing a quotation in a written text to indicate that an apparently incorrect usage or misprint has been faithfully copied from the original and is not an error on the part of the present writer). |
| throw off |
to cause changes that make (something or parts of something) incorrect, disordered, or out of alignment. [1/2 definitions] |
| untrue |
factually inaccurate or incorrect; false. [1/3 definitions] |
| wrong |
acting in an unjust, unsuitable, or incorrect way. [4/13 definitions] |
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