Misrepresenting Meaning in English

word · lemma: misrepresent

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التعريف

Describing or showing something in a way that gives a wrong or false idea, often intentionally.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often formal, used in legal, business, and journalistic contexts. Common collocations: 'misrepresenting facts', 'misrepresenting someone’s words'. Implies intent or negligence—be careful not to confuse with 'misunderstanding'.

• Spanish: tergiversar - falsear - distorsionar
• Portuguese (BR): deturpar - distorcer - representar mal
• Portuguese (PT): deturpar - distorcer - representar mal
• Chinese (Simplified): 歪曲 - 曲解
• Chinese (Traditional): 歪曲 - 曲解
• Hindi: गलत तरीके से प्रस्तुत करना - वास्तविकता को तोड़-मरोड़ कर पेश करना
• Arabic: تحريف - تشويه - عرض غير دقيق
• Bengali: ভুলভাবে উপস্থাপন করা - বিকৃতভাবে উপস্থাপন করা
• Russian: искажать - неправильно представлять
• Japanese: 誤って伝える - 偽って表現する
• Vietnamese: trình bày sai - bóp méo
• Korean: 왜곡하다 - 잘못 표현하다
• Turkish: yanlış yansıtmak - yanlış tanıtmak
• Urdu: غلط بیانی کرنا - حقیقت کو توڑ مروڑ کر پیش کرنا
• Indonesian: menyajikan secara keliru - memutarbalikkan

جمل نموذجية

He was misrepresenting what happened at the meeting.

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The article was misrepresenting the facts.

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She admitted to misrepresenting her qualifications.

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Stop misrepresenting my words—I never said that!

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He got into trouble for misrepresenting the financial data.

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Politicians are often accused of misrepresenting the truth to win votes.

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