[oftenpassive] ~ sb/sth (as sth) to give information about sb/sth that is not true or complete so that other people have the wrong impression about them/it:
[VN] He felt that the book misrepresented his opinions. * In the article she was misrepresented as an uncaring mother. [also Vwh-]
misrepresentation noun [C,U]:
a deliberate misrepresentation of the facts
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is misrepresent a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, misrepresent is tagged as verb.
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