misdescribe

verb

Definition of misdescribenext
as in to misrelate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescribe
  1. cook
  2. misrepresent
  3. misstate
  4. falsify
  5. misspeak
  6. misinterpret
  7. distort
  8. camouflage
Verb
  • If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Holland also revealed his favorite vegetarian dish to cook is chili con lentils, a spin on chili con carne.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of cook
Verb
  • Cooper Union, which later accused RFR of misrepresenting its financial situation, seemed to think so, too.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In particular, Ozy co-founder and chief operating officer Samir Rao had misrepresented himself on a call with Goldman Sachs by pretending to be a YouTube executive, Alex Piper.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of misrepresent
Verb
  • Correction: Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misstated the name of the hospital where Lindsay Clancy is being treated.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
  • An earlier version of this article misstated Emily Busch’s position.
    Chuck Todd, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
Definition of misstate
Verb
  • Even without absorbing the northern neighbor into the U.S. or getting his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records overturned, Trump should have little trouble entering Canada.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Trump, who was found guilty in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has denied any wrongdoing.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of falsify
Verb
  • These leaders don’t merely lie or misspeak or make light of life and death.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Walz was criticized following the Oct. 1 debate for flubbing an answer about allegedly misspeaking about being in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of misspeak
Verb
  • This gets problematic because managers often rubber stamp membership reviews and the roles are misinterpreted by applications and services alike.
    Atul Tulshibagwale, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The call saw the two generals discuss Russian naval operations, with Gerasimov giving Brown an advance warning of Russian drills in the Mediterranean Sea, so that U.S. ships and other NATO forces would not misinterpret them as an act of aggression.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of misinterpret
Verb
  • Brunson and Towns are confounding opposing defenses in two-man action, and this starting lineup can comfortably go five out to lengthen and distort the floor.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
  • While bitcoin mining holds promise, government subsidies for traditional renewable projects can distort the market.
    Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of distort
Verb
  • Protected by a special adaptation — a dazzling coat of thick fur that turns white in the winter and thinner and blue-gray or brownish in spring and summer to camouflage to its surroundings — the Arctic hare can survive frigid temperatures.
    Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This pair has character, too, thanks to its bright color that’s somehow still neutral enough to camouflage.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of camouflage
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