Definition of misrepresent Misrepresent

/mɪsɹɛˌpɹʌzɛˈnt/ - [misrepruzent] - mis•rep•re•sent

We found 6 definitions of misrepresent from 4 different sources.

What does misrepresent mean?

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Verb misrepresents, misrepresenting, misrepresented
misrepresent - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
		belie
		represent point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
		sentimentalise, sentimentalize act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
		garble, warp, distort, falsify falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"
		feign, sham, dissemble, affect, pretend make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
misrepresent - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
		fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle
		chisel, cheat carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
		cook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture, make up make up something artificial or untrue
		juggle hold with difficulty and balance insecurely; "the player juggled the ball"

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Wiktionary

misrepresent (Verb)
To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

misrepresent (v. t.)
To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably); to give a false erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignirantly, or carelessly.
misrepresent (v. i.)
To make an incorrect or untrue representation.

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misrepresent, verb, present, 1st person singular of misrepresent (infinitive).
misrepresent, verb (infinitive).

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