misrepresent
misrepresent is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably); to give a false erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignirantly, or carelessly. Swift.
- 2.To make an incorrect or untrue representation. Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abuse
- agent
- anamorphosis
- away
- bad
- bewilder
- blind
- burlesque
- caricature
- catachresis
- college
- coloring
- conceal
- construction
- cross
- cross-reading
- daub
- daubing
- deceive
- detort
- distort
- distortion
- error
- exaggerate
- exaggeration
- explain
- false
- falsification
- falsify
- garble
- give
- government
- indoctrination
- lampoon
- leading
- lie
- likeness
- lying
- meaning
- misacceptation
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
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Definition-first questions whose answer is misrepresent.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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