misrepresents

verb

Definition of misrepresentsnext
present tense third-person singular of misrepresent
1
as in distorts
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

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2
as in obscures
to give a misleading impression of deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresents
  1. distorts
  2. contradicts
  3. hides
  4. belies
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  • Happiness never comes because your mind operates like the zoom lens of a camera that clouds out and distorts the bigger, wide-angle lens.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Focusing too much on individual figures distorts the reality of technological advancement, which is nearly always a collaborative, multi-layered process.
    Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of distorts
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  • This contradicts their narrative of needing the merger to challenge Walmart’s dominance.
    Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The new statistical research contradicts an earlier finding in 2014, which ruled out the link.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of contradicts
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  • On the left side, there’s a multifunction button next to the main speaker unit, while on the right, there are power and volume controls and a rubber hatch that hides the USB-C port on the module that rests behind your ear.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
  • On the left side, there’s a multifunction button next to the main speaker unit, while on the right, there are power and volume controls and a rubber hatch that hides the USB-C port on the module that rests behind your ear.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of hides
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  • His irreverent sense of humor — delivered amid expletives and with a childlike grin that belies his 61 years — seems to have carried him through the relentless five years of work.
    Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The city’s suburbs have a peaceful veneer that belies the tensions on the ground.
    Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of belies
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misrepresents

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