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单词 misrepresenting
释义

misrepresent

verb

mis·​rep·​re·​sent (ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent How to pronounce misrepresent (audio)
misrepresented; misrepresenting; misrepresents

transitive verb

1
: to give a false or misleading representation of usually with an intent to deceive or be unfair
misrepresented the facts
2
: to serve badly or improperly as a representative of
misrepresentation
(ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce misrepresent (audio)
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noun
misrepresentative
(ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv How to pronounce misrepresent (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • bend
  • color
  • cook
  • distort
  • falsify
  • fudge
  • garble
  • misinterpret
  • misrelate
  • misstate
  • pervert
  • slant
  • twist
  • warp
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Example Sentences

The company is accused of misrepresenting its earnings. The movie deliberately misrepresents the facts about her life.
Recent Examples on the Web Google's latest Search improvement aims to curb the spread of disinformation via its featured snippets sections—those text boxes that sometimes misrepresent the facts. Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022 When candidates misrepresent their value or previous earnings, this could be categorized alongside lying on a resume. Expert Panel, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 The more people in power are willing to intentionally misrepresent the truth, the harder journalists have to work to verify facts and triangulate information. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 But what of the downsides: the people who retreat into VR to avoid the real world, the way real money exchanges hands and the many cases in which users misrepresent themselves (as opposed to offering a more genuine side of their personalities)? Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 July 2022 The suit alleges that Cuban and Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich used their influence to misrepresent the brokerage, making dubious claims to lure in investors and eventually defrauding them. Doyle Rader, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 But users could still misrepresent their birth dates when setting up an account. Tatum Hunter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 Aside from being undisclosed ads, many of the viral FeetFinder videos also misrepresent the reality of selling feet pictures, according to people who actually sell feet pictures. Morgan Sung, NBC News, 14 June 2022 Western media usually misrepresent the Middle East. Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

misrepresent

verb

mis·​rep·​re·​sent ˌmis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent How to pronounce misrepresent (audio)
misrepresented; misrepresenting
: to give a false or misleading idea of
The movie misrepresents what actually happened.

Legal Definition

misrepresent

transitive verb

mis·​rep·​re·​sent mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent How to pronounce misrepresent (audio)
: to make a misrepresentation about

intransitive verb

: to make a misrepresentation

misrepresenting

verb

present participle of misrepresent
1
as in distorting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • distorting
  • misstating
  • falsifying
  • misinterpreting
  • perverting
  • obscuring
  • twisting
  • complicating
  • fudging
  • cooking
  • slanting
  • garbling
  • censoring
  • warping
  • misrelating
  • coloring
  • mistaking
  • confusing
  • disguising
  • bending
  • mistranslating
  • misspeaking
  • masking
  • camouflaging
  • misdescribing
  • dissembling
  • whitewashing
  • bowdlerizing
  • lying
  • veiling
  • mystifying
  • fibbing
  • prevaricating
  • equivocating
  • belying
  • paltering
  • confounding
  • glossing (over)
  • mixing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • explaining
  • interpreting
  • clarifying
  • illustrating
  • illuminating
  • clearing (up)
  • deciphering
  • spelling out
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2
as in concealing
to give a misleading impression of deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • concealing
  • obscuring
  • hiding
  • contradicting
  • distorting
  • misleading
  • falsifying
  • masking
  • disguising
  • deceiving
  • belying
  • misreporting
  • camouflaging
  • pretending
  • feigning
  • dissembling
  • counterfeiting
  • cloaking
  • twisting
  • misrendering
  • garbling
  • coloring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • representing
  • betraying
  • disclosing
  • exposing
  • revealing
  • exhibiting
  • demonstrating
  • discovering
  • baring
  • evincing
  • parading
  • flaunting
  • showing off
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