What is another word for mis-representing?
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What does it mean to misrepresent someone?
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Pronunciation:
[ mˈɪsɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ], [ mˈɪsɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ], [ m_ˈɪ_s_ɹ_ˌɛ_p_ɹ_ɪ_z_ˈɛ_n_t_ɪ_ŋ]
The word "mis-representing" is commonly used to describe situations where people incorrectly convey information or ideas. However, there are several synonyms that can be used interchangeably with mis-representing, such as falsifying, distorting, misinterpreting, misstating, and perverting. Falsifying implies deliberate intent to create falsehoods, while distorting refers to altering the original version of something. Misinterpreting means to misunderstand or misread an idea, while misstating involves a factual error in speech or writing. Finally, perverting implies a deliberate twisting of something's original meaning or intent. These synonyms can be used to describe situations where people have not conveyed information accurately or honestly.
Related words: misrepresenting oneself, misrepresented, misrepresentation, misrepresented meaning, how to misrepresent
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Synonyms for Mis-representing:
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adj.
• lying- Equivocating ,
- Inventing ,
- Prevaricating ,
- committing perjury ,
- deceitful ,
- deceptive ,
- delusive ,
- delusory ,
- dissembling ,
- dissimulating ,
- double-crossing ,
- double-dealing ,
- false ,
- falsifying ,
- fibbing ,
- guileful ,
- mendacious ,
- misleading ,
- misrepresenting ,
- misstating ,
- perfidious ,
- shifty ,
- treacherous ,
- tricky ,
- two-faced ,
- two-timing ,
- unreliable ,
- untruthful ,
- wrong .
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v.
• belie • color • distort- Misshape ,
- alter ,
- bend ,
- bias ,
- buckle ,
- change ,
- collapse ,
- contort ,
- crush ,
- curve ,
- deceive ,
- decline ,
- deteriorate ,
- deviate ,
- disfigure ,
- gnarl ,
- knot ,
- lie ,
- make out like ,
- melt ,
- misconstrue ,
- put one on ,
- sag ,
- scam ,
- slump ,
- torture ,
- whitewash ,
- wind ,
- wrench ,
- writhe .
- add to ,
- cut ,
- deacon ,
- debase ,
- dilute ,
- dope up ,
- gloss ,
- load ,
- mix with ,
- sophisticate ,
- spike ,
- tamper with ,
- water down ,
- weight .
- amplify ,
- blow out of proportion ,
- boast ,
- boost ,
- brag ,
- caricature ,
- corrupt ,
- emphasize ,
- enlarge ,
- exalt ,
- expand ,
- fabricate ,
- go to extremes ,
- heighten ,
- hike ,
- hyperbolize ,
- inflate ,
- intensify ,
- lay it on thick ,
- loud talk ,
- make too much of ,
- misquote ,
- overdo ,
- overemphasize ,
- overestimate ,
- pretty up ,
- put on ,
- pyramid ,
- romance ,
- romanticize ,
- up .
- coin ,
- concoct ,
- contrive ,
- counterfeit ,
- devise ,
- feign ,
- fib ,
- forge ,
- form ,
- invent ,
- jive ,
- make like ,
- pretend .
- camouflage ,
- explain ,
- extenuate ,
- justify ,
- palliate ,
- rationalize ,
- smooth over ,
- soft-pedal ,
- sugarcoat ,
- varnish ,
- veil ,
- veneer ,
- white ,
- whiten .
- conjure up ,
- create out of thin air ,
- make believe ,
- make up ,
- simulate ,
- tell a white lie ,
- tell untruth ,
- think up ,
- vamp .
- Illude ,
- beguile ,
- betray ,
- bluff ,
- conjure ,
- delude ,
- double-cross ,
- fix ,
- humbug ,
- maneuver ,
- manipulate ,
- modify ,
- perform magic ,
- prestidigitate ,
- shuffle ,
- take in ,
- trim .
- Misinstruct ,
- Misspeak ,
- be untruthful ,
- bear false witness ,
- break promise ,
- bs ,
- bull ,
- dissemble ,
- dissimulate ,
- dupe ,
- forswear ,
- frame ,
- go back on ,
- malign ,
- misguide ,
- misinform ,
- perjure ,
- phony ,
- plant ,
- put up a front ,
- soft-soap ,
- string along ,
- victimize .
- abuse ,
- accuse ,
- asperse ,
- backbite ,
- bad-mouth ,
- befoul ,
- besmirch ,
- bespatter ,
- blacken ,
- calumniate ,
- cast aspersion ,
- curse ,
- decry ,
- defile ,
- denigrate ,
- depreciate ,
- derogate ,
- detract ,
- dirty ,
- disparage ,
- harm ,
- injure ,
- insult ,
- mudsling ,
- opprobriate ,
- pollute ,
- rap ,
- revile ,
- roast ,
- run down ,
- scandalize ,
- slur ,
- smear ,
- soil ,
- spatter ,
- speak ill of ,
- stain ,
- sully ,
- take a swipe at ,
- tarnish ,
- tear down ,
- traduce ,
- vilify ,
- villainize ,
- vituperate .
- bait ,
- bilk ,
- bunk ,
- cheat ,
- cozen ,
- defraud ,
- enmesh ,
- ensnare ,
- entangle ,
- entice ,
- fool ,
- gull ,
- hoax ,
- hoodwink ,
- hose ,
- inveigle ,
- juggle ,
- lead astray ,
- lead on ,
- lure ,
- misdirect ,
- outwit ,
- overreach ,
- pull wool over eyes ,
- rip off ,
- rook ,
- rope in ,
- seduce ,
- shaft ,
- tempt ,
- trick .
- Miscolor ,
- Misreport ,
- adulterate ,
- angle ,
- beard ,
- belie ,
- build up ,
- cloak ,
- color ,
- con ,
- confuse ,
- cover up ,
- disguise ,
- distort ,
- dress ,
- embellish ,
- embroider ,
- equivocate ,
- exaggerate ,
- falsify ,
- garble ,
- give snow job ,
- mangle ,
- mask ,
- misinterpret ,
- misstate ,
- overdraw ,
- overstate ,
- palter ,
- pervert ,
- phony up ,
- pirate ,
- prevaricate ,
- promote ,
- puff ,
- skew ,
- slant ,
- snow ,
- spread it on ,
- stretch ,
- take out of context ,
- throw a curve ,
- trump up ,
- twist ,
- warp .
- adumbrate ,
- becloud ,
- bedim ,
- befog ,
- blear ,
- blind ,
- block ,
- block out ,
- blur ,
- cloud ,
- cloud the issue ,
- cover ,
- darken ,
- dim ,
- double-talk ,
- eclipse ,
- fog ,
- fuzz ,
- gloom ,
- gray ,
- haze ,
- mist ,
- muddy ,
- muddy the waters ,
- murk ,
- obfuscate ,
- overcast ,
- overcloud ,
- overshadow ,
- pettifog ,
- screen ,
- shade ,
- shadow ,
- shroud ,
- stonewall ,
- throw up smoke screen ,
- wrap .
- alloy ,
- animalize ,
- brainwash ,
- debauch ,
- demoralize ,
- deprave ,
- desecrate ,
- divert ,
- doctor up ,
- mistreat ,
- misuse ,
- outrage ,
- prostitute ,
- ruin ,
- salt ,
- vitiate ,
- water .
How to use "Mis-representing" in context?
There are various ways that people can be "mis-represented." For example, someone might be mistakenly labeled as a criminal due to a law enforcement error or someone might be misrepresented in a magazine article. There are also cases in which people are misrepresented online or on television. Each of these instances has a different impact on the person who is misrepresented.
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