misrepresentative

/mɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛntətɪv/ adj

Purporting or seeming to be representative without actually being so.

Word Origin Represent comes from Latin re- 'again' and present 'to show, bring before' — so to represent is to present again, to stand for. Misrepresentative adds the mis- prefix meaning 'wrongly,' so it describes something that gives a false representation. The present root comes from Latin praesens 'being before,' which also gives us presence, presentiment (feeling beforehand), and omnipresent (present everywhere). The mis- prefix is the same as in mislead and misunderstand.

adj Purporting or seeming to be representative without actually being so.

The survey results were misrepresentative of the general population's views.

(形容词) 虚假代表性;不具代表性;失实代表

调查结果并不能真正代表普通大众的观点。

(adjetivo) Que pretende o parece ser representativo sin serlo en realidad.

Los resultados de la encuesta no eran representativos de las opiniones de la población general.

(adjectif) non représentatif; trompeusement représentatif [Qui prétend être représentatif ou semble l'être sans l'être réellement ; qui donne une image faussée.]

Les résultats du sondage se sont révélés misrepresentative de l'opinion de la population générale.

(Adjektiv) nicht repräsentativ; irreführend darstellend [Den Anschein erweckend, repräsentativ zu sein, ohne es tatsächlich zu sein.]

Die Umfrageergebnisse waren **misrepresentative** für die Ansichten der Gesamtbevölkerung.

(形容詞) 代表的であるように見えるが、実際にはそうではないさま。

調査結果は一般市民の意見を正しく反映していなかった。

(adjetivo) não representativo; enganoso; falacioso [Que aparenta ou parece ser representativo sem realmente ser.]

Os resultados da pesquisa eram deturpados em relação às opiniões da população em geral.

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