Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misrepresent

/ˌmɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: mis-rep-re-sent
IPA: /ˌmɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnt/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.

Example Sentences

"The fraudster misrepresented himself as a lawyer."
"Here perhaps one of you might interrupt me and say, 'But what is it that you do, Socrates? How is it that you have been misrepresented like this? Surely all this talk and gossip about you would never have arisen if you had confined yourself to ordinary activities, but only if your behaviour was abnormal. Give us the explanation, if you do not want us to draw our own conclusions.'"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English presend English -t English present English represent English misrepresent From mis- + represent.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnt/
British English: /ˌmɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnt/

Inflected Forms

misrepresents (present, singular) misrepresenting (participle, present) misrepresented (participle, past) misrepresented (past)

Derived Forms

misrepresentation misrepresenter

Synonyms

belie fudge manipulate fake falsify cook wangle

Rhymes With

went event sent percent spent meant non-event cent prevent rent represent extent

Questions

How do you pronounce misrepresent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnt/.
What does misrepresent mean?: To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.
Where does misrepresent come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English presend English -t English present English represent English misrepresent From mis- + represent.

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