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Synonyms for misrepresent

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Synonyms for misrepresent

to give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly

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Synonyms for misrepresent

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After lunch, Miss Fairlie and I shoulder our sketch- books, and go out to misrepresent Nature, under your directions.
He did not confuse nor misrepresent the facts, nor soften them in his own interest, nor omit the smallest detail.
He was in the same plight as the manufacturer who has to adulterate and misrepresent his product.
Males (Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, San Francisco) examines the myths and fears surrounding discussion of teen sex and pregnancy, including their relationship to popular culture, adult sexual behaviors, and anxieties towards the increasingly public roles of young women, claiming that these myths rely on falsehoods and the suppression of realities and are influenced by interest groups creating a climate that maligns young people and misrepresents teenage behaviors as separate from adult values.
Mr Herron cited a case involving Barnet Council last year in which Justice Jackson said "prejudice does not need to be established" in appeals against fines and that "the fact that the document misrepresents the correct legal position should suffice".
Alphonse de Valk, C.S.B., subtly misrepresents the message of our wonderful new Pope, Benedict XVI.
"In bemoaning our nation of secular laws, she misrepresents the nature of our government.
But, he said, if the agent misrepresents how his program will respond to a loss, then the agent is "wide open."
* misrepresents the sender (in source or routing information)
171) badly misrepresents the implications of recent observations of this object.