missummarize

Etymology

From mis- + summarize.

verb

  1. To summarize incorrectly; to give an inaccurate summary.“But he missummarizes the historical events themselves, imagines the entire tale as a tour de force in the amalgamation of historical materials, and concludes that this "Paradise Lost in provincial miniature" has been arranged to tell us that "neither a whipping post nor a maypole can stand for the best in life".”