misportrays
Shows falsely, distorts
Misportrays means to portray inaccurately or unfairly.
The word typically implies distortion rather than complete fabrication—a documentary might misportray events by selective editing, or a biography might misportray its subject by emphasizing flaws: The article misportrays her as cold and calculating when she was anything but.
Deliberately untrue statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- lieDeliberate falsehood
propaganda · deception · misinformation · fake news · smear · defamation · slander · libel
False or misleading statement
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- twistingRotating with distortion
- skewingCausing asymmetrical distortion
mischaracterization · oversimplification · embellishment · warping · slant · spin · manipulation · misrendering
Failure to grasp meaning
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- fallacyError in reasoning
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
misjudgment · mistake · misreading · misconstrual · misapprehension · conflation · anachronism · factual error
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
partisanship · favoritism · unfairness · bigotry · agenda · tendentiousness · loaded language · framing
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
lie · propaganda · deception · misinformation · fake news · smear · defamation · slander · libel · character assassination
misrepresentation
False or misleading statement
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- twistingRotating with distortion
skewing · mischaracterization · oversimplification · embellishment · warping · slant · spin · manipulation · misrendering · contortion
misunderstanding
Failure to grasp meaning
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- fallacyError in reasoning
misconception · misjudgment · mistake · misreading · misconstrual · misapprehension · conflation · anachronism · factual error · omission
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
one-sidedness · partisanship · favoritism · unfairness · bigotry · agenda · tendentiousness · loaded language · framing · ethnocentrism