misquotation
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misquotation
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mis - quo - ta - tion -> misquotation
Myanmar meaning
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မှားယွင်းကိုးကားရေးသား၊ ပြောဆိုသည်။ အကိုးမှားသည်။
He claimed he had been misquoted in the press.
misquotation /mÇskwǝƱ'teÇʃn / n [C,U]
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Synonyms
adulterate, alter, amplify, angle, beard, belie, blow out of proportion, boast, boost, brag, build up, caricature, change, cloak, color, con, confuse, contort, contradict, contravene, cook, cook up, corrupt, counterfeit, cover up, deacon, deceive, deny, disguise, distort, doctor, dress, dress up, embellish, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, equivocate, exaggerate, exalt, expand, fabricate, fake, fake it, falsify, fib, forge, four-flush, frame up, fudge, garble, give snow job, gloss, go to extremes, heighten, hike, hyperbolize, inflate, intensify, jumble, lay it on thick, lie, loud talk, magnify, make too much of, mangle, mask, misattribute, miscolor, misinterpret, mislead, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, mix up, mutilate, obscure, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overestimate, overstate, pad, palter, pervert, phony up, pirate, play up, pretty up, prevaricate, promote, puff, put on, put on an act, put words in somebody's mouth, pyramid, quote out of context, romance, romanticize, salt, scam, skew, slant, snow, spread it on, stretch, take out of context, tamper with, throw a curve, traverse, trump up, twist, up, warp
Antonyms
abridge, agree, approve, be forthright, be honest, be modest, beautify, clean, clear up, compress, continue, contract, decipher, decrease, deprecate, depreciate, explain, explicate, hurt, ignore, keep, leave alone, lessen, lower, minimize, order, organize, play down, pronounce, purify, reduce, remain, represent, shrink, simplify, straighten, tell truth, translate, uncurl, understate, unscramble, untwist
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