mischaracterize
verb [ T ] (also mis-characterize); (UK usually mischaracterise, mis-characterise) uk/mɪsˈkær.ək.tər.aɪz/ us/mɪsˈker.ək.tə.raɪz/
错误描述
to describe a situation, event, or person wrongly
He said the president's plan had been mischaracterised.
He insists that the report mis-characterises practices within the department. 他坚持认为该报告错误地描述了部门内部的做法。
Stories and comment in the media mischaracterized our work.
He mis-characterises this substantial body of scholarship.
- More examples
- An innocent lapse of memory may be mischaracterised as an intentional lie.
- He claims to have been misunderstood, misquoted, and mischaracterized.