misrepresent
verb
mis·rep·re·sent
(ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent 
misrepresented; misrepresenting; misrepresents
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
Examples of misrepresent in a Sentence
The company is accused of misrepresenting its earnings.
The movie deliberately misrepresents the facts about her life.
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But shortly after its investigation was published, Freeman sent a six-page letter about it to Elite employees and families, saying the article misrepresented Elite and ignored its students and achievements.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 June 2025
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—Ben Kelly
martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 10 June 2025
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Rules of interpretation Companies have to tread a fine between between redesigning their products and fraudulently misrepresenting product classifications.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 June 2025
Suspect is white male, brown hair, wearing black body armor over blue shirt and blue pants and may misrepresent himself as law enforcement.
—Ben Kelly
martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for misrepresent
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misrepresent. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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misrepresent
transitive verb
mis·rep·re·sent
mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent
: to make a misrepresentation about
: to make a misrepresentation
misrepresenter
noun
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