miscolourmiscolorv.

Brit.

/mɪsˈkʌlə/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈkələr/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and colour v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, colour v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + colour v.

†1. transitive. To give an unnatural colour to. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1450 in Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. (1925) 40 250 (MED) I be broune & pale, for þe sunne haþ mis coloured me.

1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Epist. sig. A3 Her comely countenance is miscoloured with the farding lustre of the mother of Harlotes.

2. transitive. figurative. To portray (facts, etc.) in a false light; to misrepresent. Cf. colour v. 6.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > misrepresentation > misrepresent [verb (transitive)]

disguise1398

colourc1400

abuse?a1439

wrest1524

beliec1531

to spell (one) backward1600

misuse1609

bowa1616

falsify1630

misrepresent1633

traduce1643

garble1659

miscolour1661

misrender1674

travesty1825

misdescribe1827

skew1872

misportray1925

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) xliii. 267 Jealousie miscolours those actions which in themselves are not capable of stain.

1809 S. Smith Serm. I. 31 The imagination always miscolours the facts in these cases.

1844 Q. Rev. 74 91 Many of the leading politicians..perverted by the bitterness of party miscoloured and distorted to the public..the motives [etc.].

1879 W. D. Howells Lady of Aroostook 139 You have no right to miscolor my words.

1936 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 46 212 The omission of a detail is intended to color, or rather to miscolor, the entire picture.

1974 Jrnl. Financial & Quantitative Anal. 9 787 We ought not to underplay our subject by miscoloring it with too much jargon.

2000 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 18 July We tend to miscolor issues or outcomes we disagree with.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	miscolour
释义	miscolourmiscolorv. Brit. /mɪsˈkʌlə/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈkələr/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and colour v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, colour v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + colour v. †1. transitive. To give an unnatural colour to. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1450 in Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. (1925) 40 250 (MED) I be broune & pale, for þe sunne haþ mis coloured me. 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Epist. sig. A3 Her comely countenance is miscoloured with the farding lustre of the mother of Harlotes. 2. transitive. figurative. To portray (facts, etc.) in a false light; to misrepresent. Cf. colour v. 6. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > misrepresentation > misrepresent [verb (transitive)] disguise1398 colourc1400 abuse?a1439 wrest1524 beliec1531 to spell (one) backward1600 misuse1609 bowa1616 falsify1630 misrepresent1633 traduce1643 garble1659 miscolour1661 misrender1674 travesty1825 misdescribe1827 skew1872 misportray1925 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) xliii. 267 Jealousie miscolours those actions which in themselves are not capable of stain. 1809 S. Smith Serm. I. 31 The imagination always miscolours the facts in these cases. 1844 Q. Rev. 74 91 Many of the leading politicians..perverted by the bitterness of party miscoloured and distorted to the public..the motives [etc.]. 1879 W. D. Howells Lady of Aroostook 139 You have no right to miscolor my words. 1936 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 46 212 The omission of a detail is intended to color, or rather to miscolor, the entire picture. 1974 Jrnl. Financial & Quantitative Anal. 9 787 We ought not to underplay our subject by miscoloring it with too much jargon. 2000 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 18 July We tend to miscolor issues or outcomes we disagree with. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1450
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