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misrepresent

🇬🇧 UK/'mis.repri'zent/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

v.

To give a false or inaccurate account of something; to portray unfairly.

歪曲；错误地描述；不如实陈述

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
miswrongly, badly
+
representother
=misrepresent

Common Collocations

  • 1.misrepresent facts歪曲事实
  • 2.misrepresent one's qualifications虚报资格
  • 3.deliberately misrepresent故意不实陈述

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The media accused him of trying to [misrepresent] the facts.

  • 2.

    Don't [misrepresent] your qualifications on the job application.

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