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misrepresented

misrepresented

5.6
Shown in a false way that gives people the wrong idea
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɪsˌrɛprɪˈzɛntɪd/
translation icon : malinterpretado
  • The topic of endurance, I think, has been badly misrepresented, frankly, online.

The topic of endurance, I think, has been badly misrepresented, frankly, online.

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Examples

  • My career is misrepresented in the media.

  • My party is misrepresented by the media.

  • Let me make this really clear because I think society has misrepresented what the real issue here is.

  • All that to say, that can lead to a lot of misrepresented situations and stories.

  • But I, I, I certainly feel like my views have been misrepresented by a lot of people in the, in the mainstream media.

  • So at this point, it's fairly clear that this product has been misrepresented by the website that's selling it.

  • Usually both people feel unheard, unseen, alone, misrepresented, right?

  • The artist felt that her work had been misrepresented in the gallery's promotional materials.

  • Many facts about climate change are often misrepresented in the media, leading to public confusion.

  • He realized that his intentions were misrepresented during the discussion, causing misunderstandings.

Synonyms

twisted
vsmisrepresented
107 5.8

Changed on purpose to make people believe something untrue

is a false presentation that does not require deliberate intent
perverted
vsmisrepresented
  • Formal
4 7.7

Changed so the original meaning is no longer true

is presented falsely rather than internally altered to become untrue
distorted
vsmisrepresented
4.4

Changed from the original meaning so it makes people believe something wrong

is presented falsely rather than only being changed in form

Antonyms

Shown or described correctly and clearly

How Accurate

misrepresented
5.6
distorted
4.4
false
715 1.0

Surface Forms

misrepresented positive

Morphology

misrepresented = misrepresent (transparent) = mis + represent + ed

The adjective is formed by standard suffixation from the verb 'misrepresent' (mis- 'wrongly' + represent) with no substantial sense shift.

Etymology

Misrepresented is made from the prefix mis- meaning 'wrong' and represent meaning 'to show' or 'present'. So to be misrepresented is to be 'shown wrongly', which is why the word means being described in a false or unfair way.