mistranslation

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mistranslation

  • /mɪsˈtɹænz.leɪ.ʃən/
  • /mɪsˈtɹæːnz.læɪ̯.ʃən/ Australia

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun mistranslations

  1. countable, uncountable An incorrect translation. MORE mischief has been done to the cause of truth by mistranslations of, and consequent miscomments on the holy scripture, than is at first thought imagined or perceived.
  2. countable, uncountable The incorporation of the incorrect amino acid into a peptide sequence.

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noun incorrect translation

한국어오역 oyeok
日本語誤訳 goyaku
中文誤譯 /误译 wùyì
Françaismétraduction, trouduction

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@misc{mistranslation_2026,
  title = {mistranslation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mistranslation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}