misrepresent

(mĭs-rĕp'rĭ-zĕnt')
tr.v., -sent·ed, -sent·ing, -sents.

1. To give an incorrect or misleading representation of.
2. To serve incorrectly or dishonestly as an official representative of.

misrepresentation mis·rep're·sen·ta'tion n.
misrepresentative mis·rep're·sen'ta·tive (-zĕn'tə-tĭv) adj.
misrepresenter mis·rep're·sent'er n.

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verb

To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly: belie, color, distort, falsify, load, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrench, wrest. Idioms: give a false coloring to. See true/false.

For a list of words related to misrepresent, see:

• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - misrepresent: (vb) provide false information about or mistaken impression of

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fremstille forkert, forvanske, give fordrejet billede af

Nederlands (Dutch)
onjuist weergeven, slecht vertegenwoordigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - présenter (qn) sous un faux jour, déformer, dénaturer

Deutsch (German)
v. - falsch darstellen, verdrehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαστρέφω, παραποιώ, παραχαράσσω, παραμορφώνω, διαστρεβλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
travisare, dare un'idea sbagliata di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - deturpar

Русский (Russian)
представлять в ложном свете

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - representar mal, desnaturalizar, desfigurar, desvirtuar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förvränga, vara en dålig representant för

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
误传, 不合适地代表, 歪曲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誤傳, 不合適地代表, 歪曲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잘못 말하다, 대표의 임무를 다하지 못하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誤り伝える, 不正確に述べる, 正しく代表しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسيء في التقديم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הציג בצורה מסולפת‬

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