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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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Attorney Abbe Lowell, representing the Fulton County officials, pushed back on the assertion that the omissions to the warrant application were minimal, arguing the FBI misrepresented key information.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
James misrepresented how two of her properties in Illinois and Florida would be used in home insurance filings with Universal Property Insurance and Allstate Insurance Company, the new filings read, according to MS Now.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Husted accused Schumer of misrepresenting how the mail-in ballot process would work.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misrepresent. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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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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