misvocacy
To represent or advocate for a person, cause, or idea in an incorrect, misleading, or incompetent manner. It specifically describes the act of failing to properly communicate the needs or intentions of the party being represented, often leading to harmful outcomes.
Beispiele
3 von 5I feel like you really misvocacied my position when you spoke to the manager about my project.
I feel like you really misvocacied my position when you spoke to the manager about my project.
The legal counsel was accused of misvocacying the client's interests during the high-stakes trial.
The legal counsel was accused of misvocacying the client's interests during the high-stakes trial.
Please don't misvocacy me to the group; I never said I wanted to quit the team.
Please don't misvocacy me to the group; I never said I wanted to quit the team.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of 'Mis-' (wrong) + 'Voc' (voice). You are giving someone the 'wrong voice' when you speak for them.
Schnelles Quiz
The lobbyist was fired because he continued to ________ the union's primary concerns during negotiations.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: misvocacy
Beispiele
I feel like you really misvocacied my position when you spoke to the manager about my project.
everydayI feel like you really misvocacied my position when you spoke to the manager about my project.
The legal counsel was accused of misvocacying the client's interests during the high-stakes trial.
formalThe legal counsel was accused of misvocacying the client's interests during the high-stakes trial.
Please don't misvocacy me to the group; I never said I wanted to quit the team.
informalPlease don't misvocacy me to the group; I never said I wanted to quit the team.
Researchers must be careful not to misvocacy the nuances of the data when presenting to policy makers.
academicResearchers must be careful not to misvocacy the nuances of the data when presenting to policy makers.
The marketing agency misvocacied the brand's core values, resulting in a public relations crisis.
businessThe marketing agency misvocacied the brand's core values, resulting in a public relations crisis.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
to misvocacy one's case
to misvocacy one's case
risk of misvocacy
risk of misvocacy
unintentionally misvocacy
unintentionally misvocacy
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Misvocalize refers to the incorrect pronunciation or sound of words, while misvocacy refers to the incorrect representation of ideas.
Nutzungshinweise
Use this word specifically when discussing the failure of a representative or speaker to accurately portray another person's stance. It is a highly specific term often used in legal, political, or professional contexts where accurate representation is critical.
Häufige Fehler
Learners may think this is only a noun because of the '-acy' suffix; however, in this specific test context, it is used as a verb. Be careful with the spelling of the conjugated forms (e.g., misvocacying).
Merkhilfe
Think of 'Mis-' (wrong) + 'Voc' (voice). You are giving someone the 'wrong voice' when you speak for them.
Wortherkunft
A modern construction combining the Latin prefix 'mis-' (badly/wrongly) and 'vocare' (to call), likely modeled after the structure of 'advocacy'.
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
The lobbyist was fired because he continued to ________ the union's primary concerns during negotiations.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: misvocacy
Verwandtes Vokabular
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