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单词 misrepresent
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Definition of misrepresent in English:

misrepresent

verb ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛntˌmɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnt
[with object]
  • Give a false or misleading account of the nature of.

    you are misrepresenting the views of the government
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The government accused the media of misrepresenting the minister's views.
    • It misrepresents the nature of the choices ahead for the Australian labour movement.
    • This decision grossly misrepresents the nature of such practices and will only serve to distort public understanding of religious devotion.
    • David, I hope I didn't misrepresent your point of view, and I certainly didn't mean to offend you!
    • He misrepresents the financial stability of the current programme to convince the public that it needs to be ‘reformed’.
    • This misrepresents a crucial historical point.
    • He has also been quoted as being rather annoyed that the ID advocates continually misrepresent his views.
    • Please, if I misrepresent your views, do not hire death squads to kill me.
    • Second, he grossly misrepresents the views of the American people, blaming them for an increasingly unpopular policy pursued by the US ruling elite.
    • I understand that the doctor has made it clear that his views were misrepresented in the media.
    • Some middle-class British student movements have been criticised for misrepresenting the views of the poor.
    • David is on record as saying that his views were dramatically misrepresented by the movie.
    • This view misrepresents the relation of philosophy to religion.
    • Jack, mate, I'm sorry I misrepresented your views on free education and feminism.
    • A Hindu is understandably irate when his religion is misrepresented and misinterpreted.
    • This explains why they are eager to misrepresent the nature of Strauss's thought.
    • The new system, which was introduced on Monday, uses a new three-dimensional map of the UK which some viewers also think unfairly misrepresents the North.
    • In my view it misrepresents the significance of the adjudicator's decision simply to treat it as part of the decision making process.
    • But a second problem is that such views misrepresent the biblical idea of election in a number of important ways.
    • The statement charges the administration with manipulating and misrepresenting science for political gains.
    Synonyms
    give a false account of, give a false idea of, misstate, misreport, misquote, quote/take out of context, garble, misinterpret, put a spin on, falsify, fudge, pervert, belie, distort, warp, strain, colour, manipulate, parody, travesty, conceal, disguise

Derivatives

  • misrepresentative

  • adjective
    • When those enemies are supposed to represent real people, however, this convention seems horribly misrepresentative to the point of being offensive.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I have said that the bias of the articles posted and constant attacks on Islam are misrepresentative of the truth.
      • The word ‘warrior’ is entirely misrepresentative!
      • The waters become muddied though when one considers how we are psychologically ‘bound’ to beliefs about ourselves (or our own beliefs, in fact) that are false, misrepresentative or contradictory.
      • I believe your figure is based on primarily English data, and as GPs in Scotland have historically earned significantly less than those in England, using this survey is misrepresentative.

Rhymes

absent, accent, anent, ascent, assent, augment, bent, cement, cent, circumvent, consent, content, dent, event, extent, ferment, foment, forewent, forwent, frequent, gent, Ghent, Gwent, lament, leant, lent, meant, misspent, outwent, pent, percent, pigment, rent, scent, segment, sent, spent, stent, Stoke-on-Trent, Tashkent, tent, torment, Trent, underspent, underwent, vent, went
 
 

Definition of misrepresent in US English:

misrepresent

verbˌmɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛntˌmisˌreprəˈzent
[with object]
  • Give a false or misleading account of the nature of.

    you are misrepresenting the views of the government
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Second, he grossly misrepresents the views of the American people, blaming them for an increasingly unpopular policy pursued by the US ruling elite.
    • Some middle-class British student movements have been criticised for misrepresenting the views of the poor.
    • This misrepresents a crucial historical point.
    • David, I hope I didn't misrepresent your point of view, and I certainly didn't mean to offend you!
    • David is on record as saying that his views were dramatically misrepresented by the movie.
    • It misrepresents the nature of the choices ahead for the Australian labour movement.
    • In my view it misrepresents the significance of the adjudicator's decision simply to treat it as part of the decision making process.
    • He has also been quoted as being rather annoyed that the ID advocates continually misrepresent his views.
    • A Hindu is understandably irate when his religion is misrepresented and misinterpreted.
    • Please, if I misrepresent your views, do not hire death squads to kill me.
    • But a second problem is that such views misrepresent the biblical idea of election in a number of important ways.
    • This decision grossly misrepresents the nature of such practices and will only serve to distort public understanding of religious devotion.
    • He misrepresents the financial stability of the current programme to convince the public that it needs to be ‘reformed’.
    • Jack, mate, I'm sorry I misrepresented your views on free education and feminism.
    • This explains why they are eager to misrepresent the nature of Strauss's thought.
    • This view misrepresents the relation of philosophy to religion.
    • The statement charges the administration with manipulating and misrepresenting science for political gains.
    • The government accused the media of misrepresenting the minister's views.
    • The new system, which was introduced on Monday, uses a new three-dimensional map of the UK which some viewers also think unfairly misrepresents the North.
    • I understand that the doctor has made it clear that his views were misrepresented in the media.
    Synonyms
    give a false account of, give a false idea of, misstate, misreport, misquote, quote out of context, take out of context, garble, misinterpret, put a spin on, falsify, fudge, pervert, belie, distort, warp, strain, colour, manipulate, parody, travesty, conceal, disguise
 
 
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