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Third Person
misrepresents
Present Participle
misrepresenting
Past Tense
misrepresented
Past Participle
misrepresented
1
to portray imperfectly or incorrectly without deceitful intent
- In retelling the story, Steve misrepresented a few minor details but meant no harm.
- Her nervousness may have caused Suzy to misrepresent how much experience she actually had.
- Jeremy's poor note-taking skills led him to misrepresent my comments in his report.
Synonyms:
2
to deliberately give false or misleading information about someone or something for one's own gain or advantage
- The used car salesman misrepresented the vehicle's accident history to make a sale.
- Lawyers argued the witness deliberately misrepresented certain facts in their testimony.
- The smear campaign purposefully misrepresented the candidate's credentials.