Misrepresented (Adjective)
Meaning
Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's words had been taken out of context and misrepresented by the media, giving voters a skewed view of her policies.
- The company's advertisements were found to be greatly exaggerated and misrepresented the actual benefits of their product.
- The artist's intentions had been completely misrepresented by the critic's scathing review, which failed to capture the nuances of the artwork.
- The historical account had been so thoroughly misrepresented by the biased historian that it bore little resemblance to actual events.
- The original message had been so badly misrepresented by the rumor mill that the intended recipient hardly recognized it by the time it reached them.