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mispreach

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To preach a mistaken or erroneous sermon.

Examples

“Obviously, preaching can mispreach and therefore reinforce common misunderstandings.”
“If you major on the three parallel prepositional phrases in v. 16 and spend⟳ most of your time explaining and illustrating them, then you will mispreach the focus⟳ of this text.”
“You've intrigued me with the idea that certain parables are often misinterpreted and therefore mispreached. Do you think⟳ of another parable that, because of our cultural distance, we miss⟳ the point⟳, we miss⟳ the surprise⟳, and we mispreach?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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