misrepresent

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Verb

misrepresent (third-person singular simple present misrepresents, present participle misrepresenting, simple past and past participle misrepresented)

To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.
The fraudster misrepresented himself as a lawyer.

Derived terms

misrepresentation

Translations

to inaccurately portray something — see also pass off as

Armenian: խեղաթյուրել (hy) (xeġatʻyurel)
Bulgarian: представям за impf (predstavjam za), представя за pf (predstavja za)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 歪曲 (waai¹ kuk¹)

Hakka: 歪曲 (vâi-khiuk)

Hokkien: 歪曲 (oai-khiok)

Mandarin: 歪曲 (zh) (wāiqū)
Czech: nesprávně vylíčit pf, zkreslit pf, překroutit pf
French: détorquer (fr)
German: umlügen (de)
Latin: dētorqueō
Maori: aweke, whakapeau, whakapeau
Polish: przeinaczyć, przeinaczać
Portuguese: deturpar (pt)
Russian: искази́ть (ru) (iskazítʹ), передёргивать (ru) (peredjórgivatʹ), передёрнуть (ru) (peredjórnutʹ)
Spanish: incurrir en falsedad, tergiversar (las palabras de), deformar (es), desformar (es), disformar (es)
Swedish: förvanska (sv)
Thai: บิดเบือน (th) (bìt-bʉʉan)
Ukrainian: переіна́кшити (pereinákšyty), переіна́кшувати (pereinákšuvaty)
Vietnamese: bóp méo (vi), xuyên tạc (vi)