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- Dictionarymisrepresent/ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
verb
- 1. give a false or misleading account of the nature of: "you are misrepresenting what I said"
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to describe falsely an idea, opinion, or situation, often in order to get an advantage: She accused her opponents of deliberately misrepresenting her as an extremist. I've grown used to my views being misrepresented in the press. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to say something not true in order to deceive.
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. misrepresentation. (ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən. -zən- noun. misrepresentative. (ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv. adjective. Synonyms. bend. color. cook. distort. falsify.
If you deliberately mislead someone — for example, by lying about your work experience at a job interview — you misrepresent yourself, or paint a false picture of who you are.
Misrepresent, distort, falsify, belie share the sense of presenting information in a way that does not accord with the truth. Misrepresent usually involves a deliberate intention to deceive, either for profit or advantage: The dealer misrepresented the condition of the car.
to describe falsely an idea, opinion, or situation, often in order to get an advantage: She accused her opponents of deliberately misrepresenting her as an extremist. I've grown used to my views being misrepresented in the press. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to say something not true in order to deceive.
misrepresent usually involves a deliberate intention to deceive, either for profit or advantage: The dealer misrepresented the condition of the car. distort implies a purposeful twisting or emphasizing of certain statements so as to produce an inaccurate or misleading impresssion: cleverly distorting the facts to create an impression of his own ...
to give information about somebody/something that is not true or complete so that other people have the wrong impression about them/it. misrepresent somebody/something He felt that the book misrepresented his opinions. Think carefully about what you say: your views could be easily misrepresented by the press.
1. to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely. 2. to represent in an unsatisfactory manner. [1640–50] mis`rep•re•sen•ta′tion, n.
misrepresent meaning, definition, what is misrepresent: to deliberately give a wrong description...: Learn more.
misrepresent definition: to say things that are not true about someone or something: . Learn more.
