misrepresent
verb
mis·rep·re·sent
(ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent 
misrepresented; misrepresenting; misrepresents
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
Examples of misrepresent in a Sentence
The company is accused of misrepresenting its earnings.
The movie deliberately misrepresents the facts about her life.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
That means families and estates have no legal recourse when someone uses AI to humiliate or misrepresent their loved one.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Then later, after Flores had died, the litigation accuses Freedman of publicly defending himself by betraying attorney-client confidences and misrepresenting the merits of Flores’ own case in the media.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Charlie Kirk’s letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been published in full, following accusations it had initially been misrepresented.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misrepresent
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misrepresent. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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misrepresent
transitive verb
mis·rep·re·sent
mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent
: to make a misrepresentation about
: to make a misrepresentation
misrepresenter
noun
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