C1 verb Formal

misvocacy

/ˌmɪsˈvɒkəsi/

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.

Ejemplos

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1

I 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.

2

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.

3

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.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
misvocacy
Verb
misvocacy
Adverbio
misvocaciously
Adjetivo
misvocacious
Relacionado
misadvocacy
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Truco para recordar

Think of 'Mis-' (wrong) + 'Voc' (voice). You are giving someone the 'wrong voice' when you speak for them.

Quiz rápido

The lobbyist was fired because he continued to ________ the union's primary concerns during negotiations.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: misvocacy

Ejemplos

1

I feel like you really misvocacied my position when you spoke to the manager about my project.

everyday

I feel like you really misvocacied my position when you spoke to the manager about my project.

2

The legal counsel was accused of misvocacying the client's interests during the high-stakes trial.

formal

The legal counsel was accused of misvocacying the client's interests during the high-stakes trial.

3

Please don't misvocacy me to the group; I never said I wanted to quit the team.

informal

Please don't misvocacy me to the group; I never said I wanted to quit the team.

4

Researchers must be careful not to misvocacy the nuances of the data when presenting to policy makers.

academic

Researchers must be careful not to misvocacy the nuances of the data when presenting to policy makers.

5

The marketing agency misvocacied the brand's core values, resulting in a public relations crisis.

business

The marketing agency misvocacied the brand's core values, resulting in a public relations crisis.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
misvocacy
Verb
misvocacy
Adverbio
misvocaciously
Adjetivo
misvocacious
Relacionado
misadvocacy

Colocaciones comunes

misvocacy a cause misvocacy a cause
grossly misvocacy grossly misvocacy
tendency to misvocacy tendency to misvocacy
misvocacy the truth misvocacy the truth
misvocacy a client misvocacy a client

Frases Comunes

to misvocacy one's case

to misvocacy one's case

risk of misvocacy

risk of misvocacy

unintentionally misvocacy

unintentionally misvocacy

Se confunde a menudo con

misvocacy vs misvocalize

Misvocalize refers to the incorrect pronunciation or sound of words, while misvocacy refers to the incorrect representation of ideas.

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Notas de uso

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.

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Errores comunes

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).

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Truco para recordar

Think of 'Mis-' (wrong) + 'Voc' (voice). You are giving someone the 'wrong voice' when you speak for them.

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Origen de la palabra

A modern construction combining the Latin prefix 'mis-' (badly/wrongly) and 'vocare' (to call), likely modeled after the structure of 'advocacy'.

Patrones gramaticales

transitive verb taking a direct object present participle: misvocacying past tense: misvocacied

Quiz rápido

The lobbyist was fired because he continued to ________ the union's primary concerns during negotiations.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: misvocacy

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