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mistranslated

verb

past tense of mistranslate
as in misinterpreted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistranslated
  1. misinterpreted
  2. distorted
  3. misrepresented
  4. misstated
  5. falsified
  6. cooked
  7. perverted
  8. slanted
Verb
  • Asynchronous communication can easily be misinterpreted, allowing for not only confusion but often confrontation.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 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
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
  • However, a potential workaround for this was famously devised in 1994 by physicist Miguel Alcubierre, who argued that rather than using a propulsion system to accelerate the spacecraft itself, spacetime could be distorted around it.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of distorted
Verb
  • 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
  • Several students later complained that their statements to Keffer had been misrepresented.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of misrepresented
Verb
  • Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article misstated that fact.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 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 misstated
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The menu remained rooted in the dishes Saucedo’s mother cooked for them at home; flavors that, Saucedo said, cannot be learned, only passed down through generations in northern Mexico.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Condition and period-specific marks also impact value, so do a quick search to see if your grandma cooked her bacon in a treasure.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of cooked
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Cars 2 and 3 also appear to be slanted downward, in contrast to the position of the rest of the vehicles.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of slanted
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