mistranscription
noun
(alsomis-transcription)uk/ˌmɪs.trænˈskrɪp.ʃən/us/ˌmɪs.trænˈskrɪp.ʃən/[C]
amistakemade when writing down something that has been said orsung, or whenchangingsomething into a different writtenform:
There were several mistranscriptions ofconsonants.
[U]
thefactof making amistakeormistakeswhen writing down something that has been said orsung, or whenchangingsomething into a different writtenform:
Some of thestructuralformsin thedatareflectpossiblemistranscriptionerrors.
There wereproblemswithdatamis-transcription fromsourcesin theliterature.
- Thenumberof mistranscriptions did notincreasewhennoisewasadded.
- There are several mistranscriptions in thepassagecontainingGreekwords.
- Heassembledacatalogueofmisunderstandings, misinterpretations, and mis-transcriptions.
Faults and mistakes
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- blemish
- error
- failing
- false move
- faux pas
- flaw
- malaprop
- miscue
- misfunction
- misperception
- misprint
- that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
- typo
- wardrobe malfunction
- weakness
- what price...?idiom
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