If someone misrepresents a person or situation, they give a wrong or inaccurate account of what the person or situation is like. He said that the press had misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents + misrepresentation misrepresentations mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tion I wish to point out your misrepresentation of the facts. to deliberately give a wrong description of someone's opinions or of a situation