mischaracterize

Verb

Meaning

To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

confuse confound misinterpret misrepresent misjudge conflate misconceive misconstrue misapprehend miscalculate miscount misapply mismeasure misgauge miscomprehend
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Antonyms

difference contrast determine identify distinguish detect
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Examples

Any license granted hereunder does not allow you to misstate or mischaracterize the Content or any position taken by FICO, including reproducing portions of the Content out of context in a way that is likely to be misleading to any person. Source: Internet

As President Trump pushes for businesses to reopen — even though the US coronavirus outbreak is not under control — his response to two new models indicating that cases and deaths will increase in the coming weeks is to mischaracterize them. Source: Internet

You think they’re unfair or that they mischaracterize a debate, reducing it to a single off-key note or creating a false equivalency between polar positions. Source: Internet

In addition, doctors and nurses wrote intentionally false information in my medical records to impugn my integrity and mischaracterize me. Source: Internet

The problem is, not only does this argument grossly mischaracterize Governor Walz’s EO, this argument has already failed in other jurisdictions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mischaracterisation mischaracterise mischaracterization mischarge mischeck Mischel