mistranslate

verb

Definition of mistranslatenext
as in to misinterpret

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistranslate
  1. misinterpret
  2. misrepresent
  3. misstate
  4. distort
  5. misspeak
  6. falsify
  7. garble
  8. cook
Verb
  • Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness.
    — Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The researchers confirmed the accuracy of the audit in a memo to investigators, but said there were instances where the study was misunderstood or misinterpreted.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of misinterpret
Verb
  • The lawsuit, filed by members of the church in October 2024, stems from allegations that Gateway was not transparent with its finances and misrepresented how donations were spent despite generating $100 million in revenue in the past, according to The Christian Post.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Practicing Forgiveness—For Your Partner And Yourself Much like gratitude, forgiveness is commonly misrepresented.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of misrepresent
Verb
  • Correction: Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misstated the name of the hospital where Lindsay Clancy is being treated.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
  • An earlier version of this article misstated Emily Busch’s position.
    — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
Definition of misstate
Verb
  • The Illusion Of Abundance In A Skewed Market This shift has profoundly distorted the venture deal landscape.
    — Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In the new court filing, phone records show Mortensen tried calling the other four roommates – but got no response – around the time when security camera from a residence close to the home picked up at 4:17 a.m. distorted audio of voices, a whimper, followed by a loud thud, and a barking dog.
    — Lauren del Valle, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of distort
Verb
  • The health secretary also appeared to misspeak at the meeting, saying two people had died of the disease.
    — DEVI SHASTRI AND AMANDA SEITZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • These leaders don’t merely lie or misspeak or make light of life and death.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of misspeak
Verb
  • The charge of falsifying immigration applications carries up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The officers falsified incident reports and denied the family’s actual experience, according to the complaint.
    — Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of falsify
Verb
  • SecNav’s just a big fan, and that message got garbled in a chain-of-command game of telephone.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Without such compatibility, data can be garbled or lost when moving from the radio to the baseband unit, or vice versa.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Apr. 2021
Definition of garble
Verb
  • The task is ostensibly simple: A team of chefs cut food, cook food, and serve up finished dishes to a zombie army known as the, ahem, Unbread.
    — Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Meal prep staple ingredients like cooked vegetables or proteins like chicken, fish, and eggs.
    — Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of cook
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