MISTRANSLATE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word mistranslate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MISTRANSLATE
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| confound | verbv | |||||||
verb • be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly • mistake one thing for another | ||||||||
| confuse | verbv | |||||||
verb • mistake one thing for another • be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly • cause to feel embarrassment • assemble without order or sense • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | ||||||||
| distort | verbv | |||||||
verb • make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story • form into a spiral shape • twist and press out of shape • affect as in thought or feeling • alter the shape of (something) by stress | ||||||||
| garble | verbv | |||||||
verb • make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | ||||||||
| mangle | verbv | |||||||
noun • clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers verb • press with a mangle • injure badly by beating • alter so as to make unrecognizable • damage or injure severely | ||||||||
| misconstrue | verbv | |||||||
verb • interpret in the wrong way | ||||||||
| misinterpret | verbv | |||||||
verb • interpret falsely • interpret wrongly • interpret in the wrong way | ||||||||
| pervert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive • change the inherent purpose or function of something | ||||||||
