tergiversación

Definitions of tergiversación
  1. noun
    the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
    synonyms: distorsión
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    type of:
    equivocación, error, fallo, falta, yerro
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  2. noun
    the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    synonyms: deformación, torcimiento, torsión
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    type of:
    falsedad, falsificación
    a willful perversion of facts
  3. noun
    a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
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    type of:
    malentendido
    putting the wrong interpretation on
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