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
Synonyms
Examples of misrepresent in a Sentence
The company is accused of misrepresenting its earnings.
The movie deliberately misrepresents the facts about her life.
Recent Examples on the Web
If their income or eligibility for premium tax credits is misrepresented, some people end up owing back taxes.
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Julie Appleby, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False The post misrepresents the study, which did not compare gas vehicles to electric vehicles.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Last Friday, in a regrettable and frankly puzzling attempt, given the facts, Andrew Biggs, senior fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, accused Senator Sanders of misrepresenting the retirement crisis.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The gathering has been misrepresented by frightened White people ever since.
—Matthew Brown, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
At National Review, our concern is not how our enemies might misrepresent us.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 7 Mar. 2024
This influx has been met with some skepticism within Native American communities, fueling fears that those with limited or faked connections to tribal life might leach scarce resources and misrepresent Native beliefs or opinions.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Even before Friday's ruling, the judge had largely affirmed James' allegations that Trump and others at his company inflated valuations of his properties by hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of a decade, and misrepresented his wealth by billions.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
The second article accuses Mayorkas of breaching the public trust by misrepresenting the state of the border and stymieing congressional efforts to investigate him.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
Julie Appleby, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False The post misrepresents the study, which did not compare gas vehicles to electric vehicles.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Last Friday, in a regrettable and frankly puzzling attempt, given the facts, Andrew Biggs, senior fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, accused Senator Sanders of misrepresenting the retirement crisis.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The gathering has been misrepresented by frightened White people ever since.
—Matthew Brown, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
At National Review, our concern is not how our enemies might misrepresent us.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 7 Mar. 2024
This influx has been met with some skepticism within Native American communities, fueling fears that those with limited or faked connections to tribal life might leach scarce resources and misrepresent Native beliefs or opinions.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Even before Friday's ruling, the judge had largely affirmed James' allegations that Trump and others at his company inflated valuations of his properties by hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of a decade, and misrepresented his wealth by billions.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
The second article accuses Mayorkas of breaching the public trust by misrepresenting the state of the border and stymieing congressional efforts to investigate him.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misrepresent. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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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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