What is another word for misrepresent ?

put words in someone's mouth

Give a false or misleading account of the nature of

color^US

colour^UK

give a false account of

put the wrong slant on

affect

mold^US

mould^UK

give a false impression of

romanticise^UK

stop something being overheard

romanticize^US

give a false picture of

minimize^US

give a false identity to

minimise^UK

sham

camouflage

keep secret

put up a smoke screen

sweep under the carpet

not breathe a word of

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“He has also been quoted as being rather annoyed that the ID advocates continually misrepresent his views.”

Verb

To describe or express in too exaggerated terms

colour^UK

make too much of something

color^US

emphasise^UK

emphasize^US

romanticise^UK

romanticize^US

make a federal case of

lay it on with a trowel

blow something out of all proportion

blow up out of all proportion

lay it on with a shovel

lay on

make a production out of

draw the longbow

make a mountain out of a molehill

shoot a line

cook up

blow out of proportion

lay it on thick about

big up

make a drama out of a crisis

lay it on with a trowel about

make a big thing out of

belabour^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

belabor^US

attach too much weight to

lay too much emphasis on

harp on about

point up

place too much emphasis on

attach too much importance to

maximize^US

maximise^UK

utilize^US

make a song and dance about

make a fuss

make a big deal out of something

exaggerate information

utilise^UK

put flesh on the bones of

make a performance of

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Verb

be economical with the truth

To tell a lie or something that is untrue

tell a lie

depart from the truth

tell a terminological inexactitude

tell a fib

create fiction

speak with forked tongue

tell a little white lie

pull the wool over someone's eyes

create out of thin air

phony^US

phoney^UK

put on the wrong track

send on a wild goose chase

temporize^US

lie through one's teeth

temporise^UK

give a false colour to

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Verb

put a wrong interpretation on

To wrongly identify as someone or something else

get the wrong idea about

receive a false impression

get the wrong end of the stick

be barking up the wrong tree

get the wrong impression about

have wrong impression

be off the mark

be wrong about

get hold of the wrong end of the stick

misreckon

get the wrong impression

get signals crossed

take something the wrong way

get your lines crossed about

make a wrong interpretation of

take out of context

get a false impression of

get your lines crossed

be at cross-purposes with

get your wires crossed

come to hasty conclusion

bark up wrong tree

jump to the wrong conclusion about

get the wrong end of the stick about

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Verb

run a smear campaign against

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

drag through the mire

blacken someone's name

run smear campaign

sully someone's reputation

defame someone's character

rubbish

knock

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

criticise^UK

criticize^US

write false reports about

spread tales about

mark wrong

drag someone's name through the mud

drag name through mud

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

drag someone's name through the mire

cast aspersion

accuse falsely

spread lies about

injure the reputation of

soil someone's name

stain someone's good name

sully someone's name

blacken someone's character

minimize^US

minimise^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

sully the reputation of

belabor^US

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

belabour^UK

demonize^US

demonise^UK

trivialize^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

blacken the character of

trivialise^UK

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

put someone in their place

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

treat disrespectfully

hurt somebody's feelings

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

give the cold shoulder

show in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

give someone a dressing-down

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Verb

To mistreat or do an injustice to

Verb

To mimic, typically humorously

satirise^UK

satirize^US

do an impersonation of

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

follow the example of

do a take-off

behave like

take leaf out of book

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Verb

give wrong information to

To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

lead down the garden path

lead up the garden path

put on the wrong track

put up smoke screen

give someone a bum steer

pull the wool over someone's eyes

throw off the scent

send on a wild goose chase

give the wrong impression

victimize^US

victimise^UK

throw dust in someone's eyes

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Verb

make someone scratch their head

To make unclear or difficult to understand

color^US

colour^UK

throw up smoke screen

discolour^UK

discolor^US

render unintelligible

baulk^UK

balk^US

cause to be at a stand

be all Greek to

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Verb

To apply incorrectly

bastardize^US

bastardise^UK

vandalize^US

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

demoralize^US

vandalise^UK

treat with disrespect

demoralise^UK

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

commit sacrilege against

lay waste to

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Verb

go through the motions of

To make a false show or pretense of

favor^US

favour^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

give the appearance of

make believe

plagiarize^US

plagiarise^UK

put up a smoke screen

go through the motions

tell untruth

make a copy of

make a replica of

follow the example of

create out of thin air

satirize^US

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

put on a false display

minimize^US

take leaf out of book

minimise^UK

follow in the footsteps of

take as a pattern

follow in someone's steps

pattern yourself after

pattern oneself on

be inspired by

take a leaf out of someone's book

satirise^UK

sweep under the carpet

assume the character of