misrepresent

mis·rep·re·sent

 (mĭs-rĕp′rĭ-zĕnt′)

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.

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mis·rep′re·sen·ta′tion n.

mis·rep′re·sen′ta·tive (-zĕn′tə-tĭv) adj.

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misrepresent

(ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnt)

vb

(tr) to represent wrongly or inaccurately

ˌmisrepresenˈtation n

ˌmisrepreˈsentative adj

ˌmisrepreˈsenter n

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mis•rep•re•sent

(ˌmɪs rɛp rɪˈzɛnt)

v.t.

1. to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.

2. to represent in an unsatisfactory manner.

[1640–50]

mis`rep•re•sen•ta′tion, n.

syn: misrepresent, distort, falsify share the sense of presenting information in a way that does not accord with the truth. misrepresent suggests a usu. deliberately incorrect or misleading representation or account: The dealer misrepresented the condition of the car. distort implies a twisting or perverting of intended meaning, as through error, bias, or exaggeration: The witness distorted the facts. falsify suggests an untruthful account, with an intention to mislead; it may involve fraudulent tampering with facts: to falsify a death certificate.

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misrepresent

Past participle: misrepresented
Gerund: misrepresenting

Imperative

misrepresent

misrepresent

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	misrepresent - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" belie 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" fudge, fake, falsify, wangle, manipulate, cook 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"

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misrepresent

verb distort, disguise, pervert, belie, twist, misinterpret, falsify, garble, misstate The extent of the current strike is being misrepresented.

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misrepresent

verb

To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:

belie, color, distort, falsify, load, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrench, wrest.

Idiom: give a false coloring to.

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Translations

travisare

misrepresent

[ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent] VT [+ person] → dar una imagen falsa de; [+ views, situation] → tergiversar
he was misrepresented in the papers → los periódicos tergiversaron sus palabras

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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

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misrepresent

vt → falsch darstellen; facts also → verdrehen; ideas → verfälschen; he was misrepresented in the papers → seine Worte etc wurden von der Presse verfälscht or entstellt wiedergegeben; he was misrepresented as being for the strike → er wurde zu Unrecht als Befürworter des Streiks hingestellt

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misrepresent

[ˈmɪsˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt] vt (facts) → travisare; (person) → dare un'impressione sbagliata di

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