verb
- gave a false or misleading account or description of something
Usage: past tense and past participle of misrepresent; commonly used in legal, academic, and everyday contexts
Examples
- The news article misrepresented the facts of the case.
- She felt her position had been misrepresented in the meeting.
- The company misrepresented the product's capabilities in its advertising.
- His comments were misrepresented by the media.
- The study's findings were misrepresented in the press release.
- He accused the witness of having misrepresented what happened that night.