Verb: mischaracterise mis'ker-ik-tu,rIz [N. Amer], mis'ka-rik-tu,rIz [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: mischaracterize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: mischaracterize)
- Describe or represent incorrectly or unfairly
"The article mischaracterised the politician's stance on the issue";
- mischaracterize
Derived forms: mischaracterised, mischaracterises, mischaracterising