misrepresented, misrepresentation

The State of New Jersey sued former executives and directors of Lehman Brothers on Tuesday, contending that fraud and misrepresentation had caused the state's public pension fund to lose $118 million.

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Congressional investigators plan to look into whether Yahoo officials misrepresented the company's role in the arrest of a Chinese journalist sentenced to a decade in jail.

Definition

misrepresent Show phonetics
verb [T]
to describe falsely an idea, opinion or situation or the opinions of someone, often in order to obtain an advantage:
She accused her opponents of deliberately misrepresenting her as an extremist.
I've grown used to my views being misrepresented in the press.

misrepresentation Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
The documentary was a misrepresentation of the truth and bore little resemblance to actual events.
The MP laughed off the remarks as media misrepresentation.

The verb misrepresent has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: represent falsely
Synonym: belie

Meaning #2: fake or falsify 造假/ 作偽
Synonyms: fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle

比較 Flinching

v. tr. - 誤傳, 不合適地代表, 歪曲

v. - 誤り伝える, 不正確に述べる, 正しく代表しない

Yahoo! faces investigation over China
Register - London,England,UK
Shi is appealing his sentence in China and is also seeking damages against Yahoo! in the US courts. Chinese human rights group Dui Hua found the documents. ...

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