misdescribe

verb

Definition of misdescribenext
as in to misrelate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescribe
  1. cook
  2. misrepresent
  3. misstate
  4. falsify
  5. misspeak
  6. misinterpret
  7. distort
  8. camouflage
Verb
  • Keep countertops clean while cooking with this playful ceramic spoon rest.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Transportation is scarce and eggs, bread and cooking oil are hard to find.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of cook
Verb
  • Muslim American scholars and civic leaders say sharia primarily guides worship, ethics and personal conduct, and that its demonization misrepresents ordinary religious practices while fueling anti-Muslim fear.
    — David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Meta, meanwhile, agreed last month to pay up to $17 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by a host of states that alleged the company misrepresented the extent of child mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram.
    — Jonathan Vanian,Ari Levy, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of misrepresent
Verb
  • The report defined improper or fraudulent enrollment as individuals misstating their income to gain access to free plans.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • An earlier version of this article misstated which New York location the Kusama exhibition will appear at.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of misstate
Verb
  • In her other case, Hogan has been accused of trying to falsify a paternity test in a custody battle with her ex-fiancé, who was not the same man who was allegedly poisoned.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Gordei then allegedly falsified documents to state that a New Jersey company was exporting the spectrometer.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of falsify
Verb
  • Somebody could misspeak, a camera could be seen.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of misspeak
Verb
  • Without a way to connect those relationships, critical context gets lost, or misinterpreted, at every handoff.
    — Tom Dunlop, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But in my experience, if used on its own to diagnose, it can be easily misinterpreted.
    — Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of misinterpret
Verb
  • Ramirez’s two classmates, an Asian woman and a white man, remained in the edited version, but they were changed to appear thinner, and their facial features were noticeably distorted.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Controlling for certain variables called colliders can distort the effect a study is interested in.
    — Mark Louie Ramos, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of distort
Verb
  • Plants can help camouflage an outdoor unit as long as they are planted far enough away that their mature size won’t eventually restrict airflow.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Deep underwater, an octopus can camouflage its skin instantly without sending every micro-decision back to a central brain.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of camouflage
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