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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His supporters have argued that clips of the remarks, including one shared by DHS from the group MEMRI, were edited to misrepresent his intent.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
No misrepresenting a law enforcement entity.
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Both images distort the historical context and misrepresent Indigenous attendees from the nearby Wampanoag Confederacy.
—Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
The suit also alleged that two former deputy district attorneys elicited false testimony during Dorotik’s original preliminary hearing and trial, suppressed evidence that should have been disclosed to Dorotik’s defense attorneys and misrepresented evidence to the jury.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
No misrepresenting a law enforcement entity.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Both images distort the historical context and misrepresent Indigenous attendees from the nearby Wampanoag Confederacy.
—Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
The suit also alleged that two former deputy district attorneys elicited false testimony during Dorotik’s original preliminary hearing and trial, suppressed evidence that should have been disclosed to Dorotik’s defense attorneys and misrepresented evidence to the jury.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misrepresent. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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