EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
distorted; misrepresented...
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FIL: Binaluktot ang katotohanan; hindi tapat o sadyang binago para manlinlang.
EN: distorted; misrepresented
Think of it as 'fake news' before 'fake news' was a trending topic. When a story gets passed from one person to another and each one adds their own 'flavor', the final product is a **balikutsa** version of the truth. It's a twisted narrative, a misrepresentation for dramatic effect.
A formal and somewhat literary term for something that is intentionally twisted or distorted, especially information or truth.
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🇵🇭 Ang inilathalang kwento ay balikutsa at malayo sa tunay na nangyari.
🇺🇸 The published story was distorted and far from what really happened.
🇵🇭 Iwinasto ng guro ang balikutsa na interpretasyon ng mag-aaral sa tula.
🇺🇸 The teacher corrected the student's misrepresented interpretation of the poem.
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