MISTRANSLATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mistranslation mean? 

• MISTRANSLATION (noun)
  The noun MISTRANSLATION has 1 sense:

1. an incorrect translation

  Familiarity information: MISTRANSLATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MISTRANSLATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An incorrect translation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mistranslation" is a kind of...):

interlingual rendition; rendering; translation; version (a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language)

Derivation:

mistranslate (translate incorrectly)

 Context examples 

However, the information provided concerning the Grayback contained a mistranslation, placing its probable location according to the New York Times about 100 miles from Okinawa, to the east-southeast.

(Lost 52 Project announces discovery of wrecked sub near Okinawa, Wikinews)