misrepresent

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌmɪsˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/ UK /ˌmɪsˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to give a false or misleading account of something

The advertisement misrepresented the product's actual capabilities.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to give a false or... distort falsify misstate twist garblemisreport

Opposites

represent portray

Word family

Derived forms misrepresentationmisrepresenter

Related forms represent representation present

Etymology

From mis- ('wrongly') + represent, from Latin repraesentare ('to make present'), from re- ('again') + praesentare ('to present'), from praesens ('present').

mis- Old English repraesentare Latin praesens Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# misrepresent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

## Meanings
1. to give a false or misleading account of something

## Examples
- The advertisement misrepresented the product's actual capabilities.

## Synonyms
- distort
- falsify
- misstate
- twist
- garble
- misreport

## Antonyms
- represent
- portray

## Derived Forms
- misrepresentation
- misrepresenter

## Related Forms
- represent
- representation
- present

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mis-
- Root: repraesentare
- Root: praesens

## Etymology
From mis- ('wrongly') + represent, from Latin repraesentare ('to make present'), from re- ('again') + praesentare ('to present'), from praesens ('present').

## AI Etymology
Misrepresent comes from mis- ('wrongly') + represent, from Latin repraesentare ('to make present'), from re- ('again') + praesentare ('to present'), from praesens ('present'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Latin repraesentare, Latin praesens. The same word family includes misrepresentation, misrepresenter, represent, representation, present. Its current verb use means "to give a false or misleading account of something".

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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