misrepresent
verb [T] /ˌmɪs.rep.rɪˈzent/Definition
› to describe falsely an idea, opinion, or situation, often in order to get an advantage: She accused her opponents of deliberately misrepresenting her as an extremist. I've grown used to my views being misrepresented in the press.Lies, lying and hypocrisyDishonest people
(Definition of misrepresent verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Dishonest people
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- Faking & pretending
- Honesty, openness & sincerity
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- Naive & trusting
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Synonyms and related words:
- artifice noun
- bad faith noun
- be a pack of lies idiom
- canard noun
- cobbler noun (NONSENSE)
- fib noun
- fiction noun
- flimflam noun
- forked tongue noun
- half-truth noun
- lie verb (SPEAK FALSELY)
- misinformation noun
- mislead verb
- misrepresentation noun
- myth noun (FALSE IDEA)
- mythologize verb
- untruth noun
- weasel words noun
- white lie noun
- whopper noun
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