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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
misrepresent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
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Examples
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At the conclusion of this hearing Ben Thomas was removed from Seal Team One and sent to the USS Constellation were he again misrepresented himself as a SEAL by wearing the SEAL Breast
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Fast forward to present; current Presidential Admin misrepresented ok, ok, LIED about evidence and findings to cultivate American support for war.
Think Progress » Fox News Pushing “Criminalization of Politics” Talking Point 2005
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Now please explain how the title misrepresented what Rice said.
Think Progress » Rice Calls Brutal Oil-Rich Dictator a ‘Good Friend’ 2006
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Wrote “Now please explain how the title misrepresented what Rice said.”
Think Progress » Rice Calls Brutal Oil-Rich Dictator a ‘Good Friend’ 2006
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But we had a confrontation because Teri found out that I—I guess you would call it, misrepresented myself on my résumé.
Younger Pamela Redmond Satran 2005
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It does stick out to me as I read it of course, particularly that not only did the word mean "a plan for armed aggression" to the German generals, it was a term misrepresented by the generals at the Nuremberg (witch) trial.
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The minister was warned by fund manager Tim Bush, who sits on the urgent issues task force at the FRC, that the body has "misrepresented" the role of auditors in a recent submission to the Treasury select committee by saying auditors did not have any role to pay in ensuring financial stability.
RBS director blames high bankers' bonuses on public disclosure 2010
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As a military member I am EXTREMELY offended that Hillary continuously "misrepresented" the truth (a.k.a. LIED) about being under sniper fire in Bosnia.
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As for Ms. Browner's claim that no one was "misrepresented," Mr. Brett disputes that.
Crude Politics 2010
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"The deputy chairman of the Conservative Party told BBC 2's Newsnight the claim had been "misrepresented"."
GET CAMERON! 2009
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