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misrepresent
(redirected from misrepresentations)

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mis·rep·re·sent  (ms-rpr-znt)
tr.v. mis·rep·re·sent·ed, mis·rep·re·sent·ing, mis·rep·re·sents
1. To give an incorrect or misleading representation of.
2. To serve incorrectly or dishonestly as an official representative of.

mis·repre·sen·tation n.
mis·repre·senta·tive (-znt-tv) adj.
mis·repre·senter n.

misrepresent [ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnt]
vb
(tr) to represent wrongly or inaccurately
misrepresentation  n
misrepresentative  adj
misrepresenter  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.misrepresent - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
sentimentalize, sentimentalise - look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events"
distort, falsify, garble, warp - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
dissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"
2.misrepresent - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"

misrepresent
verb distort, disguise, pervert, belie, twist, misinterpret, falsify, garble, misstate The extent of the current strike is being misrepresented.
Translations
misrepresent [ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent] VT [+ person] → dar una imagen falsa de; [+ views, situation] → tergiversar
he was misrepresented in the paperslos periódicos tergiversaron sus palabras
misrepresent [ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnt] vt
[+ person] → donner une image inexacte de
to misrepresent sb as sth → présenter qn à tort comme qch
The press misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying → La presse l'a présenté à tort comme arrogant et tyrannique.
[+ views] → déformer
misrepresent
vtfalsch darstellen; facts alsoverdrehen; ideasverfälschen; he was misrepresented in the papersseine Worte etc wurden von der Presse verfälscht or entstellt wiedergegeben; he was misrepresented as being for the strikeer wurde zu Unrecht als Befürworter des Streiks hingestellt
misrepresent [ˈmɪsˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt] vt (facts) → travisare; (person) → dare un'impressione sbagliata di
misrepresent [ˈmɪsˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt] vt (facts) → travisare; (person) → dare un'impressione sbagliata di


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