misrepresent

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ represent

Verb

misrepresent (third-person singular simple present misrepresents, present participle misrepresenting, simple past and past participle misrepresented)

1. To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.

   The fraudster misrepresented himself as a lawyer.

Derived terms

• misrepresentation

Translations

to inaccurately portray something

• Maori: aweke, whakapeau, whakapeau
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: incurrir en falsedad

Further reading

• “misrepresent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.