Misrepresent
/ˌmɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnt/ verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.
"The fraudster misrepresented himself as a lawyer."
- 2 represent falsely wordnet
- 3 tamper, with the purpose of deception wordnet
Example
More examples"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.