misrepresent C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to give a false or... distortfalsifymisstatetwistgarblemisreport ↔ Opposites representportray Word family Derived forms misrepresentationmisrepresenter Related forms representrepresentationpresent Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown