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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Cooper Union, which later accused RFR of misrepresenting its financial situation, seemed to think so, too.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
In particular, Ozy co-founder and chief operating officer Samir Rao had misrepresented himself on a call with Goldman Sachs by pretending to be a YouTube executive, Alex Piper.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
And anyone claiming to have a manuscript is misrepresenting themselves.
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The clip in the Instagram post also came from the news conference, and the English-language post misrepresents the contents of Sheinbaum's remarks.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
In particular, Ozy co-founder and chief operating officer Samir Rao had misrepresented himself on a call with Goldman Sachs by pretending to be a YouTube executive, Alex Piper.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
And anyone claiming to have a manuscript is misrepresenting themselves.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The clip in the Instagram post also came from the news conference, and the English-language post misrepresents the contents of Sheinbaum's remarks.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misrepresent. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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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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