to misrepresent
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6.9
- verb
- /ˌmɪsˈrɛprɪˌzɛnt/
:
presentar de forma engañosa
- Your conclusions totally misrepresent the facts.
- misrepresent the truth
- grossly misrepresent
- misrepresent as fact
In fact, Dan Quayle slightly misrepresented what happened on the show.
- In fact, Dan Quayle slightly misrepresented what happened on the show.
- It could be that they, you know, misrepresented what was going on.
- I mean, I don't think you should misrepresent your movie.
- She caught the CDC misrepresenting the risk of death to children to the ACIP.
- Honestly, when you watch movie trailers, do you often feel that the trailer misrepresents the film or doesn't do it justice?
- And therefore, when you're asking the question about the meaning of life, you are, I think, misrepresenting the nature of meaning.
- You can misrepresent something, you can go manipulate the political system to get an advantage.
- If you were to misrepresent or lie about something to the judge, it has to be particularly egregious.
- We have so misrepresented what love is, we have to put words in front of it now, like, like unconditional love and what have you.
- You know, I think a lot of people try to misrepresent what it is.
- You know, the prohibition against lying, misrepresenting things.
Examples
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Beware of social media posts that misrepresent the truth about current issues.
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People lie and they misrepresent themselves and they let each other down.
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The question we must ask ourselves is, do any of these choices misrepresent reality?
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It's important to me not to misrepresent myself, Mrs Yost.
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I am deeply sorry for everything you and your wife have been through, but you misrepresented her condition.
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You misrepresented the properties to us, Harmon.
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The borrowers say the college misrepresented its career training program as well as the employment prospects of graduates.
Academic text (2017) -
It is wrong to misrepresent someone's ideas in a debate to gain an advantage.
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Journalists should not misrepresent facts when reporting on important events.
Synonyms
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1.3
To say something that is not true to trick someone
270
3.9
To make someone believe something that is not true to get an advantage
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4.2
To make or change something to trick people
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8.6
To change numbers or records to hide the truth
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4.6
To change facts so they become false or misleading
87
3.9
Make someone believe something that is not true
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8.0
To claim to be or do something, often without proof
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7.3
To make up false information to trick people
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6.3
Make someone believe something that is not true
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7.3
To make documents or facts not true to deceive people
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8.0
To make something sound better to hide problems
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6.2
To say or report something that is not correct
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7.5
To change numbers or facts dishonestly to hide the truth
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9.0
Say things that are not true to make people believe you
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8.0
To describe a person or thing unfairly
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5.8
To give wrong information in a report, often by mistake
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5.9
To say something that is not exactly what happened to make it look better
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6.3
Say something about a person or thing that is not correct
Change facts on purpose to make something seem better
To tell someone a false story to impress or trick them
To tell a story in a way that makes what happened sound bigger or not true
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word misrepresent is made of mis- meaning 'wrong' and represent meaning 'to show', like the common word present. So, to misrepresent something is to 'show it in the wrong way' or give a false picture.