mischaracterize
verb
mis·char·ac·ter·ize
ˌmis-ˈker-ik-tə-ˌrīz 
-ˈka-rik-
mischaracterized; mischaracterizing
: to characterize (someone or something) wrongly
mischaracterized his position on the issue
In many cases, the problems that the news media, activists, and politicians hype are real enough; however they are frequently greatly exaggerated and mischaracterized …—
Benjamin Radford
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His attorneys allege the feds have mischaracterized critical facts in an effort to ensure Combs’ bail request is denied.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
Cuomo is used to being mischaracterized or having some of his words misunderstood.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Sebo and Long added that another major problem for humans trying to navigate the new landscape, aside from a species-wide tendency to see sentience in — but only in — that which looks like us, is a pop-culture landscape that wildly mischaracterizes what actually sentient AI might look like.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Democrats elevated it, blasting the remark as egregiously unsympathetic, while Republicans accused the media of mischaracterizing what Vance said.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
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Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
Cuomo is used to being mischaracterized or having some of his words misunderstood.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Sebo and Long added that another major problem for humans trying to navigate the new landscape, aside from a species-wide tendency to see sentience in — but only in — that which looks like us, is a pop-culture landscape that wildly mischaracterizes what actually sentient AI might look like.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Democrats elevated it, blasting the remark as egregiously unsympathetic, while Republicans accused the media of mischaracterizing what Vance said.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Mischaracterize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mischaracterize. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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