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Definition of Mistell
1. v. t. To tell erroneously.
Definition of Mistell
1. Noun. A message sent to an incorrect recipient in an instant messaging program or online game. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To inaccurately tell. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mistell
1. to inform wrongly [v MISTOLD, MISTELLING, MISTELLS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mistell
Literary usage of Mistell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.), National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, National Conference of Social Work (U.S.) (1895)
"He will not actually mistell his tale. Certain main facts — the hard mountain
ridges of his career — will remain prominent; but, nevertheless, he will color ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1853)
"... they are making sad mistakes : that they mistell a story ; that they are wrong
in discarding beauty, and too often, in so doing, do not reach sentiment. ..."
3. Reminiscences by Lyman Abbott (1915)
"... to follow the greatest pulpit orator of his time; and to omit these experiences
would be to misinterpret the life and mistell the narrative. ..."
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