Misrepresent
verb
To give wrong or false information about something or someone intentionally or unintentionally.
He was accused of misrepresenting the facts about the accident in his statement to the police.
Often appears as...
- misrepresent the facts
- misrepresent the truth
verb
To express, show or depict something in a way that is not true or accurate.
The company misrepresented its profits to attract more investors.
Often appears as...
- misrepresent the data
- misrepresent earnings
verb
To give wrong or false information about something or someone intentionally or unintentionally.
He was accused of misrepresenting the facts about the accident in his statement to the police.
Often appears as...
- misrepresent the facts
- misrepresent the truth
verb
To express, show or depict something in a way that is not true or accurate.
The company misrepresented its profits to attract more investors.
Often appears as...
- misrepresent the data
- misrepresent earnings
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Intentional
Sometimes, 'misrepresent' happens by mistake, without the intent to deceive.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to misrepresent the timeline; it was an honest error.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious Accusation
Accusing someone of misrepresentation can imply they're untrustworthy or dishonest.
Claiming she misrepresented her qualifications is a serious allegation.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Implications
'Misrepresent' can have legal consequences, like in contracts or advertising.
If a company misrepresents a product, it could face a lawsuit.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Intentional
Sometimes, 'misrepresent' happens by mistake, without the intent to deceive.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to misrepresent the timeline; it was an honest error.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious Accusation
Accusing someone of misrepresentation can imply they're untrustworthy or dishonest.
Claiming she misrepresented her qualifications is a serious allegation.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Implications
'Misrepresent' can have legal consequences, like in contracts or advertising.
If a company misrepresents a product, it could face a lawsuit.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Intentional
Sometimes, 'misrepresent' happens by mistake, without the intent to deceive.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to misrepresent the timeline; it was an honest error.
Pro Tip 2/3Serious Accusation
Accusing someone of misrepresentation can imply they're untrustworthy or dishonest.
Claiming she misrepresented her qualifications is a serious allegation.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Implications
'Misrepresent' can have legal consequences, like in contracts or advertising.
If a company misrepresents a product, it could face a lawsuit.
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How to spot a misleading...
This is one of the most common ways graphs misrepresent data, by distorting the scale. Zooming in on a small portion of the y-axis exaggerates a barely detectable difference between the things being compared. And it's especially misleading with bar graphs since we assume the difference in the size of the bars
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Do Shark Stories Help...
shark week it's meant to be entertaining shiffman would remind us that sharks are in trouble and stories that misrepresent the species matter it matters if they're wrong it matters if wrong information is shared because we're talking about the conservation of ecologically important threatened species
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You are more transparent...
corresponds to a healthy oxygen level, but for another with smaller arteries, the same reading could dangerously misrepresent the actual oxygen level. This can be accounted for with a second infrared wavelength LED. Light comes in a vast spectrum of wavelengths,
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Museums should honor the...
to help combat this bias. The simple acknowledgment that museums are not neutral. Museums are didactic. Through the display of art and artifacts, we can incite creativity and foster inclusion, but we are guilty of historical misrepresentation.
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Fake videos of real...
I think these results seem very realistic and intriguing, but at the same time frightening, even to me. Our goal was to build an accurate model of a person, not to misrepresent them. But one thing that concerns me is its potential for misuse.
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Tim Jackson: An economic...
But actually that childish misrepresentation stuck with me, because it suddenly became clear to me why we don't do the blindingly obvious things. We're too busy keeping out the giraffes -- putting the kids on the bus in the morning,
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Chip Kidd: The art of...
whitewater rafting to see if he would survive. And then he would write about it, and he felt that he was a fraud and that he was misrepresenting himself. And so I wanted the cover of this book to also misrepresent itself
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The power of women's...
In my work, sometimes my body thrums, I'm so enraged. But no matter how justified my anger has been, throughout my life, I've always been led to understand that my anger is an exaggeration, a misrepresentation,
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Digital humans that look...
Well, we know that's not really the case, right? Even without this, there are simple tricks that you can do with video like how you frame a shot that can make it really misrepresent what's actually going on.
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What Islam really says...
The misrepresentation and misuse and manipulation of religious scripture has influenced our social and cultural norms, our laws, our daily lives, to a point where we sometimes don't recognize it.
Video examples
How to spot a misleading...
This is one of the most common ways graphs misrepresent data, by distorting the scale. Zooming in on a small portion of the y-axis exaggerates a barely detectable difference between the things being compared. And it's especially misleading with bar graphs since we assume the difference in the size of the bars
Video examples
Do Shark Stories Help...
shark week it's meant to be entertaining shiffman would remind us that sharks are in trouble and stories that misrepresent the species matter it matters if they're wrong it matters if wrong information is shared because we're talking about the conservation of ecologically important threatened species
Video examples
You are more transparent...
corresponds to a healthy oxygen level, but for another with smaller arteries, the same reading could dangerously misrepresent the actual oxygen level. This can be accounted for with a second infrared wavelength LED. Light comes in a vast spectrum of wavelengths,
Video examples
Museums should honor the...
to help combat this bias. The simple acknowledgment that museums are not neutral. Museums are didactic. Through the display of art and artifacts, we can incite creativity and foster inclusion, but we are guilty of historical misrepresentation.
Video examples
Fake videos of real...
I think these results seem very realistic and intriguing, but at the same time frightening, even to me. Our goal was to build an accurate model of a person, not to misrepresent them. But one thing that concerns me is its potential for misuse.
Video examples
Tim Jackson: An economic...
But actually that childish misrepresentation stuck with me, because it suddenly became clear to me why we don't do the blindingly obvious things. We're too busy keeping out the giraffes -- putting the kids on the bus in the morning,
Video examples
Chip Kidd: The art of...
whitewater rafting to see if he would survive. And then he would write about it, and he felt that he was a fraud and that he was misrepresenting himself. And so I wanted the cover of this book to also misrepresent itself
Video examples
The power of women's...
In my work, sometimes my body thrums, I'm so enraged. But no matter how justified my anger has been, throughout my life, I've always been led to understand that my anger is an exaggeration, a misrepresentation,
Video examples
Digital humans that look...
Well, we know that's not really the case, right? Even without this, there are simple tricks that you can do with video like how you frame a shot that can make it really misrepresent what's actually going on.
Video examples
What Islam really says...
The misrepresentation and misuse and manipulation of religious scripture has influenced our social and cultural norms, our laws, our daily lives, to a point where we sometimes don't recognize it.
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Quote examples
Michael Shellenberger
American Author
I remained quiet about the climate disinformation campaign because I was afraid of losing friends and funding. The few times I summoned the courage to defend climate science from those who misrepresent it I suffered harsh consequences. And so I mostly stood by and did next to nothing as my fellow environmentalists terrified the public.
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Robert Winston
British Scientist
Animal rights activists talk about cruelty and torture, some backing their assertions by publishing out-of-date photographs of 'experiments' banned long ago. This is a misrepresentation. The work we do is performed with compassion, care, humanity and humility. I have never seen an animal suffer pain.
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Pat Barker
English Writer
When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they held. With a real historical figure you have to be fair, and this is not an obligation you have in dealing with your own creations, so it is quite different.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
For a privileged minority, Western democracy provides the leisure, the facilities, and the training to seek the truth lying hidden behind the veil of distortion and misrepresentation, ideology and class interest, through which the events of current history are presented to us.
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Jessica Henwick
English Actress
I'm Asian, and I'm an actress, and I've been doing this since I was a teenager, so if anyone understands the conversation about misrepresentation and underrepresentation, it's me. I live and breathe it; this is my life.
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Alycia Debnam-Carey
Australian Actress
With any sort of minority, issues of ostracization or misrepresentation are clearly rampant. It's just so deeply rooted in our culture, and there are so many levels that it trickles down from.
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Seth Gordon
American Director
I think politicians know how to misrepresent data in order to support a political agenda. Politicians and the people that work for them - I should say - are expert at that.
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O. J. Mayo
American Basketball Player
It was a poor decision on my end to definitely disrespect the game. Poor decision of mine to misrepresent the Bucks, myself, my family, obviously my teammates.
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Gina Rinehart
Australian Businesswoman
The media these days are not so much interested in saying things truthfully without distortion, without misrepresentation, without ridicule.
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Niall Ferguson
British Historian
Oral history is a recipe for complete misrepresentation because almost no one tells the truth, even when they intend to.
Quote examples
Michael Shellenberger
American Author
I remained quiet about the climate disinformation campaign because I was afraid of losing friends and funding. The few times I summoned the courage to defend climate science from those who misrepresent it I suffered harsh consequences. And so I mostly stood by and did next to nothing as my fellow environmentalists terrified the public.
Quote examples
Robert Winston
British Scientist
Animal rights activists talk about cruelty and torture, some backing their assertions by publishing out-of-date photographs of 'experiments' banned long ago. This is a misrepresentation. The work we do is performed with compassion, care, humanity and humility. I have never seen an animal suffer pain.
Quote examples
Pat Barker
English Writer
When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they held. With a real historical figure you have to be fair, and this is not an obligation you have in dealing with your own creations, so it is quite different.
Quote examples
Noam Chomsky
American Activist
For a privileged minority, Western democracy provides the leisure, the facilities, and the training to seek the truth lying hidden behind the veil of distortion and misrepresentation, ideology and class interest, through which the events of current history are presented to us.
Quote examples
Jessica Henwick
English Actress
I'm Asian, and I'm an actress, and I've been doing this since I was a teenager, so if anyone understands the conversation about misrepresentation and underrepresentation, it's me. I live and breathe it; this is my life.
Quote examples
Alycia Debnam-Carey
Australian Actress
With any sort of minority, issues of ostracization or misrepresentation are clearly rampant. It's just so deeply rooted in our culture, and there are so many levels that it trickles down from.
Quote examples
Seth Gordon
American Director
I think politicians know how to misrepresent data in order to support a political agenda. Politicians and the people that work for them - I should say - are expert at that.
Quote examples
O. J. Mayo
American Basketball Player
It was a poor decision on my end to definitely disrespect the game. Poor decision of mine to misrepresent the Bucks, myself, my family, obviously my teammates.
Quote examples
Gina Rinehart
Australian Businesswoman
The media these days are not so much interested in saying things truthfully without distortion, without misrepresentation, without ridicule.
Quote examples
Niall Ferguson
British Historian
Oral history is a recipe for complete misrepresentation because almost no one tells the truth, even when they intend to.
Example 1 of 10
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