misrepresent

verb

(ˌ)mis-ˌre-pri-ˈzent How to pronounce misrepresent (audio)
Definition of misrepresentnext
1
as in to distort
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 to conceal
to give a misleading impression of deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case

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Recent Examples of misrepresent At that public meeting, several parents said Adams should have been fired for misleading them and misrepresenting the condition of the Earl Warren ATP facilities. — Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026 Characterizing her arrest as the result of Flock technology fundamentally misrepresents both the allegations and the role our technology played in this case. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Bohm’s lawsuit, which was filed in Philadelphia County on March 25, alleged Daniel and Lisa committed financial impropriety while running limited liability companies on his behalf and misrepresented their stakes in those entities. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Reddington accused Grace of misrepresenting some of the facts related to some of Clancy’s Google searches. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misrepresent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresent
  1. distort
  2. conceal
  3. obscure
  4. hide
  5. contradict
  6. belie
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  • But this perception completely distorts what most Palestinians believe and are prepared to accept.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The absurdist look at greed and climate change, reality and the distorting power of media, feckless world leaders and rapacious billionaires, struggled to get off the ground.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of distort
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  • According to prosecutors, Ramirez, Niembro and others concealed from Nodus board members, executives and Puerto Rico banking regulators that investments and loans made by the institution benefited Ramirez and Niembro themselves.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The tax evasion charge involved concealing income and filing false tax returns for that year, according to the indictment.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceal
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  • Aggregate data can obscure radically different labor market realities, and monetary policy calibrated only to the aggregate can miss the productive capacity sitting beneath it.
    — Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Racing on Crait kicks up those vibrant red dust clouds, which obscure the view of other racers and can even slow them down.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of obscure
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  • The teens then ran from law enforcement before being found hiding in a nearby backyard, with one of the suspects being taken into custody with the assistance of a police dog.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Now that raw capability is no longer scarce, the excuse for hiding behind these proxies has quietly disappeared.
    — Vikas Verma, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hide
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  • Who has permission to challenge us when our actions contradict our words?
    — Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In many cases, video evidence seems to contradict such accounts; in others, officers weren’t wearing their body cameras.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of contradict
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  • Earlier this year, the council voted unanimously to put the referendum on the ballot, but that vote belies the opposition Mayor Nancy Rotering and council members Barisa Bruckman and Anthony Blumberg voiced regarding term limits at meetings.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But that bravado belied a much shier quality outside the ring.
    — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of belie

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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresent. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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