Misrepresent

//ˌmɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.

    "The fraudster misrepresented himself as a lawyer."

  2. 2
    represent falsely wordnet
  3. 3
    tamper, with the purpose of deception wordnet

Synonyms

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fudgetalk shitbeliebeliebiasburlesque

Example

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"Antisemites will take a leftist Jew saying, "There should be no borders," and a right-wing Jew saying, "Israel needs to defend its borders," and misrepresent them both as part of the same united effort with the same goals."

Etymology

From mis- + represent.

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