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
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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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In Baton Rouge, researchers sampled menu items at 24 restaurants and found near 30% – more than one in four – were misrepresented.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Trump's comments misrepresent the Biden-era rules, which were not a mandate for automakers to manufacture electric vehicles and did not require Americans to buy any specific type of car.
—Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
The company would then misrepresent the card rewards or fees, whether credit checks would be done without a consumer’s consent and submitting false financial information for customers like overstating a business’s income, according to the DOJ.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Many agreed that the term misrepresents what is often a rational response to systemic issues in the workplace.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Trump's comments misrepresent the Biden-era rules, which were not a mandate for automakers to manufacture electric vehicles and did not require Americans to buy any specific type of car.
—Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
The company would then misrepresent the card rewards or fees, whether credit checks would be done without a consumer’s consent and submitting false financial information for customers like overstating a business’s income, according to the DOJ.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Many agreed that the term misrepresents what is often a rational response to systemic issues in the workplace.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misrepresent. Accessed 15 Feb. 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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