misrepresent

mis·rep·re·sent

verb \(ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent\

Definition of MISREPRESENT

transitive verb

1

: to give a false or misleading representation of usually with an intent to deceive or be unfair <misrepresented the facts>

2

: to serve badly or improperly as a representative of

— mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tion \(ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən, -zən-\ noun

— mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tive \-ˈzen-tə-tiv\ adjective

Examples of MISREPRESENT

1. The company is accused of misrepresenting its earnings.
2. The movie deliberately misrepresents the facts about her life.

First Known Use of MISREPRESENT

1647

Related to MISREPRESENT

Synonyms: bend, color, cook, distort, falsify, fudge, misinterpret, misrelate, garble, misstate, pervert, slant, twist, warp

Antonyms: betray, represent

Related Words: misdescribe, misspeak, mistranslate; belie, camouflage, disguise, dissemble, gloss (over), mask, veil, whitewash; bowdlerize, censor; complicate, confound, confuse, mistake, mix (up); mystify, obscure; equivocate, fib, lie, palter, prevaricate

Near Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), explain, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, spell out; decipher

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