MISTRANSLATED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

mistranslated

verb

past tense of mistranslate

as in misinterpreted

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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 misinterpreted

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Lazzarini’s nine artworks on display, curated by John Ravenal, are convoluted and contorted, distorted into impossible shapes that challenge perception.

— Kim Córdova, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of distorted

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Hochman said Zhang and Xuan often misrepresented themselves to the surrogate mothers of their children.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 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 misrepresented

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An article on Wednesday about the repatriation of migrants to Malaysia misstated the United Nations’ position on whether the Rohingya community had suffered a genocide.

— New York Times, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article misstated that fact.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of misstated

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Gordei then allegedly falsified documents to state that a New Jersey company was exporting the spectrometer.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
In 2024, Superior Court Judge Julie Mata found that Owens had falsified sonograms, altered medical records and lied under oath during the civil case.

— Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of falsified

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The Bongulo Paneer — cooked in bamboo — with a coconut and capsicum poriyal blends peanut chutney with acidic gongura sour cream and fiery gunpowder.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Some inmates also reportedly cooked him meals outside of the prison’s daily menu.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of cooked

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Continue reading … HARD LEFT PIVOT — Newsom says Electoral College has 'perverted' US politics in fiery interview.

— , FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
More important to Bernstein is what that lust reveals about her characters’ deepest needs, specifically how their need to care and be cared for can be as easily perverted as any other form of desire.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 July 2026

Definition of perverted

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Deep Isolation’s concept could eventually use horizontal, vertical, or slanted underground repositories.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
True, Francesca Hong hates America, Thanksgiving and most national holidays, and is anti-Israel and anything slanted to the true American ideals that made our country great.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of slanted

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