misrepresent

UK
/ˌmɪsˈrɛprɪˌzɛnt/
US
/ˌmɪsˈrɛprɪˌzɛnt/

Translations

misrepresentverb
misrepresented
Past Simple
misrepresented
Past Participle
misrepresenting
Gerund
UK
/ˌmɪsˈrɛprɪˌzɛnt/
US
/ˌmɪsˈrɛprɪˌzɛnt/
The lawyer was accused of trying to misrepresent the facts.
Адвоката обвинили в попытке исказить факты.
представлять в ложном свете
The media tends to misrepresent the situation to attract more viewers.
СМИ склонны представлять ситуацию в ложном свете, чтобы привлечь больше зрителей.

Definitions

misrepresentverb
To give a false or misleading account of the nature of something.
The company was accused of misrepresenting the benefits of its product.
To serve as a false or inaccurate representation of something.
The statistics misrepresent the true scale of the problem.