0 to describe falsely an idea, opinion, or situation, often in order to get an advantage:
1 to represent something or someone falsely, often in order to obtain an advantage:
He misrepresented facts about his legal experience on his application.
2 to give false information about something or someone, often in order to get an advantage:
She believes that the defendant's lawyers misrepresented the situation.
be misrepresented (by sb/in sth) The monetary policy has been misrepresented in the press.
misrepresent information/data/the facts Shareholders claimed that the company concealed or misrepresented financial information.
misrepresent yourself (as sth) At age 20 he misrepresented himself as an experienced businessman, making millions of dollars.
Indeed, group analyses largely misrepresented the types of change parents' communication underwent, and how they might relate to children's development.
By transferring control of the productive resource to the host country, the agent will have stronger economic incentives not to misrepresent its private information.
This example, though exaggerated, illustrates that the interpretation of nonverbal cues is at best imperfect, and at worst may completely misrepresent the patient's wishes.
In other words, under a high degree of media openness, it becomes very unlikely that states' capability and resolve can be misrepresented or disguised.
But just to dwell on its flaws is to misrepresent and underrate this book.
Theories can be harmful if used to misrepresent the extent of knowledge or to limit the breath of study.
However, even this historical perspective would misrepresent psychologists' interest in the self, for it recognizes only studies that explicitly examine individual identity and coherence.
In many cases, men who misrepresented their identities at the polls simply could not be found after the election was held.
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