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TOPIK 6verb

호도하다

hodohada

호도해요 · 호도했어요 · 호도할 거예요 · 호도하세요

to gloss over, to misrepresent, to mislead

Example

정부가 사실을 호도하고 있다는 비판이 나왔습니다.

Criticism arose that the government was misrepresenting the facts.

Word parts

호 paste도 smear

Literally 'paste and smear' — plastering over the truth.

Good to know

Common collocations: 사실을 호도하다 and 여론을 호도하다 'to mislead public opinion'.