misrepresent
verb (used with object)
to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
had misrepresented
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past perfectof misrepresent.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The billionaire later moved to get out of the deal, saying—among other things—that the platform had misrepresented the number of spam and fake accounts on the site, which Twitter denied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
“It subsequently turned out that they had misrepresented the number of their bots and it was much higher than 5%,” he testified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Following the verdict, plaintiffs attorneys said Mr Musk had misrepresented the capabilities of the company's Autopilot driver assistance software.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025
On Sunday, the Observer reported Winn had misrepresented the events that led to the couple losing their house and setting off on the 630-mile walk that was depicted in The Salt Path.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
“There is nothing in my life to compare with this burden,” Shin told me on the day in California when he explained how and why he had misrepresented his past.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
