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misrepresent
[ mis-rep-ri-zent ]
verb (used with object)
- to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- to represent in an unsatisfactory manner.
misrepresent
/ ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnt /
verb
- tr to represent wrongly or inaccurately
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Derived Forms
- ˌmisrepresenˈtation, noun
- ˌmisrepreˈsenter, noun
- ˌmisrepreˈsentative, adjective
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Other Words From
- mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tion [mis-rep-ri-zen-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tive adjective
- mis·rep·re·sent·er noun
- pre·mis·rep·re·sent verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of misrepresent1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
As long as the reporter does not misrepresent himself and does not attempt to conceal a recording device, the event is fair game.
Still, I continue to like and value Peter, even if he chooses to willfully misrepresent me and my views.
Why Beinart would purposely misrepresent these commonly known facts is mystifying.
Those who say that the Republicans are taking the president's words out of context to misrepresent him make a serious mistake.
So long as we are in the world of facts and specifics, Romney has shown himself scrupulous not to overstate or misrepresent.
The gentleman from New Jersey says we misrepresent our constituents.
It has been no part of my plan to boast, exaggerate, or misrepresent anything, but to give "plain facts."
It is not always these stories are told to misrepresent facts, but it is often the case of imagination or being mistaken.
Did the President of that day misrepresent his party, or his successor, or has the party changed and the successor also?
But I would not attempt by any sophistry to misrepresent slavery in order to prove its dreadful wickedness.
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