misrepresent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mis·rep·re·sent /ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent/ verb [transitive] CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto deliberately give a wrong description of someone’s opinions or of a situation 故意错误地描述，歪曲 These statistics grossly misrepresent the reality. 这些统计资料严重歪曲了实际情况。 —misrepresentation /ˌmɪsreprɪzenˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] a misrepresentation of the truth 对事实的歪曲→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
misrepresent• But I feel she has been misrepresented.• We wonder if any of the other signers are similarly being misrepresented as supporting this seriously flawed proposal.• They also did not find evidence that Lake took any action to conceal or misrepresent his financial holdings.• Your reporter has completely misrepresented my opinions about immigration.• However, you have misrepresented New Zealand's position.• Some sellers will attempt to misrepresent the condition of a house to buyers.• Even when asked directly, as they were by Carol Hong, employees misrepresented the costs, her lawsuit alleges.• In 1987, when an interim report was issued, scientists and environmentalists bitterly attacked its conclusions as misrepresenting the facts.• Many women feel that the history books either ignore or misrepresent them.From Longman Business Dictionarymisrepresentmis‧rep‧re‧sent /ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent/ verb [transitive] LAW to deliberately give false information to someone, especially in order to persuade them to enter into a contractHe was found guilty of misrepresenting the true position of his accounts.→ See Verb tablemis·rep·re·sent verbChineseSyllable
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misrepresent
mis‧rep‧re‧sent /ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent/
verb [transitive]
to deliberately give a wrong description of someone’s opinions or of a situation:
These statistics grossly misrepresent the reality.
—misrepresentation /ˌmɪsreprɪzenˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
a misrepresentation of the truth
■ to change something in order to deceive people
▪distort to explain facts, statements etc in a way that makes them seem different from what they really are: The judge said that she had deliberately tried to distort the facts. | Don’t try to distort the truth.
▪twist to dishonestly change the meaning of a piece of information or of something that someone has said, in order to get an advantage for yourself or to support your own opinion: He accused reporters of twisting his words. | In her article she twisted the meaning of what I said.
▪misrepresent to give people a wrong idea about someone or their opinions, by what you write or say: I hope I have not misrepresented her opinion. | He’s taking legal action to stop the film, claiming it grossly misrepresents him.
mis‧rep‧re‧sent /ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent/
verb [transitive]to deliberately give a wrong description of someone’s opinions or of a situation:
—misrepresentation /ˌmɪsreprɪzenˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
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