misrepresentv.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsrɛprᵻˈzɛnt/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, represent v.¹

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + represent v.¹

a. transitive. To represent wrongly or imperfectly; to give a false or misleading representation or account of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > misrepresentation > misrepresent [verb (transitive)]

disguise1398

colourc1400

abuse?a1439

wrest1524

beliec1531

to spell (one) backward1600

misuse1609

bowa1616

falsify1630

misrepresent1633

traduce1643

garble1659

miscolour1661

misrender1674

travesty1825

misdescribe1827

skew1872

misportray1925

1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix ii. 837 Lying fables to corrupt and misrepresent true histories.

1649 J. Lilburne et al. Manifestation 5 Thus have we been misconceived, and misrepresented to the world, under which we must suffer, till god sees it fitting in his good time to cleer such harsh mistakes.

1662 G. Wither Procl. of King of Kings 27 (heading) To those Friends, unto whom this Author hath been scandalously mis-represented in private, by some false Brethren and others.

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. ix. 390 Satan doth mainly endeavour to misrepresent God to troubled Souls.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 98 Those..who had done them ill offices, and misrepresented their carriage to the King.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. viii. 105 They had so horribly misrepresented the meaning of those Authors to Posterity.

1784 M. P. Andrews Reparation v. iii. 84 Her character has been misrepresented—and your Ladyship's usage has driven her from the friends that value her.

1846 T. Wright Ess. Middle Ages II. xiii. 87 Popular tradition generally misrepresents the actions, but not the character of its hero.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xxi. 352 He had been himself misrepresented to his countrymen.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 311/1 The traveller conceals and misrepresents the time and direction of his journey.

1937 Dict. National Biogr. 1922–30 at Ball, Francis Elrington He never allowed his political sympathies to..lead him to misrepresent facts.

1980 ‘L. Cody’ Dupe (1981) xxx. 226 Are you deliberately trying to misrepresent me?

b. intransitive with object implied. rare.

ΚΠ

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 124 This, this is he..Or do my eyes misrepresent ?

1822 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 9 Feb. 362 If I had misrepresented, why not prove it?

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. ix. 231 The question of getting money to live on is usually dismissed in a princely way by writers about human life... To leave it out of account..is to misrepresent and distort as utterly as would a portrait painter who neglected to give his subject eyes.

1985 C. Ozick Metaphor & Memory (1989) 16 Carpenter's Gothic is William Gaddis's third work of fiction in thirty years. That sounds like a sparse stream, and misrepresents absolutely.

2. transitive. To represent badly as an agent or representative, to fail in acting as a representative of.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > act as deputy for [verb (transitive)] > represent poorly

misrepresent1860

1860 J. S. Mill Consider. Represent. Govt. (1865) 55 The constituencies to which most of the highly educated..persons..belong..are..either unrepresented or misrepresented.

1915 in K. Laybourn Brit. Trade Unionism (1991) 123 We will support the officials just so long as they rightly represent the workers, but we will act independently immediately they misrepresent them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misrepresent
释义	misrepresentv. Brit. /ˌmɪsrɛprᵻˈzɛnt/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, represent v.¹ Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + represent v.¹ 1. a. transitive. To represent wrongly or imperfectly; to give a false or misleading representation or account of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > misrepresentation > misrepresent [verb (transitive)] disguise1398 colourc1400 abuse?a1439 wrest1524 beliec1531 to spell (one) backward1600 misuse1609 bowa1616 falsify1630 misrepresent1633 traduce1643 garble1659 miscolour1661 misrender1674 travesty1825 misdescribe1827 skew1872 misportray1925 1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix ii. 837 Lying fables to corrupt and misrepresent true histories. 1649 J. Lilburne et al. Manifestation 5 Thus have we been misconceived, and misrepresented to the world, under which we must suffer, till god sees it fitting in his good time to cleer such harsh mistakes. 1662 G. Wither Procl. of King of Kings 27 (heading) To those Friends, unto whom this Author hath been scandalously mis-represented in private, by some false Brethren and others. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. ix. 390 Satan doth mainly endeavour to misrepresent God to troubled Souls. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 98 Those..who had done them ill offices, and misrepresented their carriage to the King. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. viii. 105 They had so horribly misrepresented the meaning of those Authors to Posterity. 1784 M. P. Andrews Reparation v. iii. 84 Her character has been misrepresented—and your Ladyship's usage has driven her from the friends that value her. 1846 T. Wright Ess. Middle Ages II. xiii. 87 Popular tradition generally misrepresents the actions, but not the character of its hero. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xxi. 352 He had been himself misrepresented to his countrymen. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 311/1 The traveller conceals and misrepresents the time and direction of his journey. 1937 Dict. National Biogr. 1922–30 at Ball, Francis Elrington He never allowed his political sympathies to..lead him to misrepresent facts. 1980 ‘L. Cody’ Dupe (1981) xxx. 226 Are you deliberately trying to misrepresent me? b. intransitive with object implied. rare. ΚΠ 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 124 This, this is he..Or do my eyes misrepresent ? View more context for this quotation 1822 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 9 Feb. 362 If I had misrepresented, why not prove it? a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. ix. 231 The question of getting money to live on is usually dismissed in a princely way by writers about human life... To leave it out of account..is to misrepresent and distort as utterly as would a portrait painter who neglected to give his subject eyes. 1985 C. Ozick Metaphor & Memory (1989) 16 Carpenter's Gothic is William Gaddis's third work of fiction in thirty years. That sounds like a sparse stream, and misrepresents absolutely. 2. transitive. To represent badly as an agent or representative, to fail in acting as a representative of. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > act as deputy for [verb (transitive)] > represent poorly misrepresent1860 1860 J. S. Mill Consider. Represent. Govt. (1865) 55 The constituencies to which most of the highly educated..persons..belong..are..either unrepresented or misrepresented. 1915 in K. Laybourn Brit. Trade Unionism (1991) 123 We will support the officials just so long as they rightly represent the workers, but we will act independently immediately they misrepresent them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1633
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