misrepresent-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: represent inaccurately; be a poor representation of

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[topic] MISREPRESENT NP2
NOTE: Compare carefully to Sense 2: in Sense 1, NP1 is NOT and agent and does not misrepresent volitionally.

Examples:
Today's Guardian article misrepresents the views of the Baghdad advisers.
The motion picture Titanic misrepresents the social codes of the wealthy.
Many of these claims misrepresented the scientific evidence.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: misrepresent.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: fake; give a misleading representation of

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] MISREPRESENT NP2
NOTE: Agent can exist as a group.

Examples:
He misrepresented his credentials to the hiring committee.
The company misrepresented the rechargeable battery used in its iPod.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: Prevarication
PropBank: misrepresent.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2