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misrepresent vs garble

garble vs misrepresent

misrepresent and garble both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misrepresent No No Yes No
garble No No Yes No
As verbs, garble is a hyponym of misrepresent; that is, garble is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misrepresent:
  • misrepresent: represent falsely
  • garble: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Other hyponyms of misrepresent include sentimentalise, sentimentalize, distort, falsify, warp, affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham.
misrepresent (verb) garble (verb)
represent falsely make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
tamper, with the purpose of deception
Difference between misrepresent and garble

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