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misrepresentenUK
mis·rep·re·sent M0341300 (mĭs-rĕp′rĭ-zĕnt′)tr.v. mis·rep·re·sent·ed, mis·rep·re·sent·ing, mis·rep·re·sents 1. To give an incorrect or misleading representation of.2. To serve incorrectly or dishonestly as an official representative of. mis·rep′re·sen·ta′tion n.mis·rep′re·sen′ta·tive (-zĕn′tə-tĭv) adj.misrepresent (ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnt) vb (tr) to represent wrongly or inaccurately ˌmisrepresenˈtation n ˌmisrepreˈsentative adj ˌmisrepreˈsenter nmis•rep•re•sent (ˌmɪs rɛp rɪˈzɛnt) v.t. 1. to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely. 2. to represent in an unsatisfactory manner. [1640–50] mis`rep•re•sen•ta′tion, n. syn: misrepresent, distort, falsify share the sense of presenting information in a way that does not accord with the truth. misrepresent suggests a usu. deliberately incorrect or misleading representation or account: The dealer misrepresented the condition of the car. distort implies a twisting or perverting of intended meaning, as through error, bias, or exaggeration: The witness distorted the facts. falsify suggests an untruthful account, with an intention to mislead; it may involve fraudulent tampering with facts: to falsify a death certificate. misrepresent Past participle: misrepresented Gerund: misrepresenting
Imperative |
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misrepresent | misrepresent |
Present |
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I misrepresent | you misrepresent | he/she/it misrepresents | we misrepresent | you misrepresent | they misrepresent |
Preterite |
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I misrepresented | you misrepresented | he/she/it misrepresented | we misrepresented | you misrepresented | they misrepresented |
Present Continuous |
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I am misrepresenting | you are misrepresenting | he/she/it is misrepresenting | we are misrepresenting | you are misrepresenting | they are misrepresenting |
Present Perfect |
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I have misrepresented | you have misrepresented | he/she/it has misrepresented | we have misrepresented | you have misrepresented | they have misrepresented |
Past Continuous |
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I was misrepresenting | you were misrepresenting | he/she/it was misrepresenting | we were misrepresenting | you were misrepresenting | they were misrepresenting |
Past Perfect |
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I had misrepresented | you had misrepresented | he/she/it had misrepresented | we had misrepresented | you had misrepresented | they had misrepresented |
Future |
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I will misrepresent | you will misrepresent | he/she/it will misrepresent | we will misrepresent | you will misrepresent | they will misrepresent |
Future Perfect |
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I will have misrepresented | you will have misrepresented | he/she/it will have misrepresented | we will have misrepresented | you will have misrepresented | they will have misrepresented |
Future Continuous |
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I will be misrepresenting | you will be misrepresenting | he/she/it will be misrepresenting | we will be misrepresenting | you will be misrepresenting | they will be misrepresenting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been misrepresenting | you have been misrepresenting | he/she/it has been misrepresenting | we have been misrepresenting | you have been misrepresenting | they have been misrepresenting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been misrepresenting | you will have been misrepresenting | he/she/it will have been misrepresenting | we will have been misrepresenting | you will have been misrepresenting | they will have been misrepresenting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been misrepresenting | you had been misrepresenting | he/she/it had been misrepresenting | we had been misrepresenting | you had been misrepresenting | they had been misrepresenting |
Conditional |
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I would misrepresent | you would misrepresent | he/she/it would misrepresent | we would misrepresent | you would misrepresent | they would misrepresent |
Past Conditional |
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I would have misrepresented | you would have misrepresented | he/she/it would have misrepresented | we would have misrepresented | you would have misrepresented | they would have misrepresented | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | misrepresent - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"beliesentimentalize, sentimentalise - look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events"distort, falsify, garble, warp - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or storydissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" | | 2. | misrepresent - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"fudge, fake, falsify, wangle, manipulate, cookchisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit" |
misrepresentverb distort, disguise, pervert, belie, twist, misinterpret, falsify, garble, misstate The extent of the current strike is being misrepresented.misrepresentverbTo give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:belie, color, distort, falsify, load, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrench, wrest.Idiom: give a false coloring to.TranslationsFinancialSeemisrepresentationmisrepresentenUK
Synonyms for misrepresentverb distortSynonyms- distort
- disguise
- pervert
- belie
- twist
- misinterpret
- falsify
- garble
- misstate
Synonyms for misrepresentverb to give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadinglySynonyms- belie
- color
- distort
- falsify
- load
- misstate
- pervert
- twist
- warp
- wrench
- wrest
Synonyms for misrepresentverb represent falselySynonymsRelated Words- sentimentalize
- sentimentalise
- distort
- falsify
- garble
- warp
- dissemble
- feign
- pretend
- sham
- affect
- represent
verb tamper, with the purpose of deceptionSynonyms- fudge
- fake
- falsify
- wangle
- manipulate
- cook
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