mischaracterize

/mɪˈskæɹəktɝˌaɪz/ verb

To characterize falsely or mistakenly

Word Origin Characterize comes from Greek kharaktēr 'engraved mark', so to characterize is to mark out the distinctive qualities. Mischaracterize adds mis- 'wrongly', so it's to mark wrongly, to give a false impression. The same root gives us characteristic, uncharacteristic, and characterless. The PIE root *gher- means 'to scratch, carve'.

verb To characterize falsely or mistakenly

The media tends to mischaracterize complex political issues as simple black-and-white conflicts.

(动词) 错误描述;歪曲

媒体倾向于将复杂的政治问题错误地描述为简单的黑白冲突。

(verbo) tergiversar; falsear; distorsionar; caracterizar erróneamente; deformar [Caracterizar de forma falsa o errónea]

Los medios de comunicación tienden a caracterizar erróneamente asuntos políticos complejos como simples conflictos de blanco y negro.

(verbe) déformer; travestir; présenter sous un faux jour; caricaturer; fausser le portrait de [Caractériser de manière fausse ou erronée ; déformer la nature réelle de quelque chose.]

Les médias ont tendance à mischaracterize les questions politiques complexes en les présentant comme de simples conflits manichéens.

(Verb) falsch darstellen; verzerrt darstellen [**mischaracterize** *Verb* (etw./jmdn.) falsch oder irreführend darstellen, indem man Eigenschaften oder Absichten unzutreffend beschreibt.]

Die Medien neigen dazu, komplexe politische Themen als einfache Schwarz-Weiß-Konflikte zu **mischaracterize**.

(動詞) 誤って特徴づける、不正確に描写する。

メディアは複雑な政治問題を単純な白黒の対立としてmischaracterize(誤って描く)傾向がある。

(verbo) deturpar; distorcer; caracterizar erroneamente [Caracterizar de forma falsa ou equivocada]

A mídia tende a deturpar questões políticas complexas, tratando-as como conflitos simples entre o certo e o errado.

Word parts: mis + character + ize

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