mistranslate
Garble between languages
To mistranslate is to translate incorrectly—rendering words or meaning inaccurately from one language to another.
The error may be minor or may completely distort the original: The interpreter mistranslated "sympathetic" as "pathetic," changing the tone entirely.
Mistranslation can be accidental or, in propaganda contexts, deliberate.
Depict or display inaccurately
- misinterpretUnderstand something incorrectly
- misconstrueUnderstand incorrectly
- garbleDistort into confusion
- mangleSeverely damage or distort
botch · bungle · misread · mistranscribe · literalize · calque · false friend · decontextualize
Twist from original form
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- warpBend from true form
- skewTwist from straight
- pervertCorrupt or distort
falsify · misrepresent · misstate · mischaracterize · misreport · slant · spin · corrupt
Lack of precision
goof · howler · mistake · oversight · misrendering · misconstruction · solecism · malapropism
misrender
Depict or display inaccurately
- misinterpretUnderstand something incorrectly
- misconstrueUnderstand incorrectly
- garbleDistort into confusion
mangle · botch · bungle · misread · mistranscribe · literalize · calque · false friend · decontextualize · romanize
distort
Twist from original form
pervert · falsify · misrepresent · misstate · mischaracterize · misreport · slant · spin · corrupt · adulterate
inaccuracy
Lack of precision
flub · goof · howler · mistake · oversight · misrendering · misconstruction · solecism · malapropism · errata
mislead
Cause false belief
- deceiveCause false belief
- misinformConvey false details
- disinformSpread false information deliberately
fabricate · lie · prevaricate · propaganda · spin · misguide · dupe · hoodwink · bamboozle · manipulate