Word Perfect says no. Dictionary.com says yes. Help!
2007-10-11 10:12:19 · 6 answers · asked by all work and no play 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yes. It is the adjective form of misrepresent:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/misrepresentative
Example: The statements by my opponent were misrepresentative of my position.
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Bruce
2007-10-11 10:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is definitely a word, the adjective form of the verb misinterpret:
Definition:
Adjective: misrepresentative
Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/MISREPRESENTATIVE
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Misrepresentative
http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/misrepresentative
The answer is out there & took me seconds to find--I always use Google as my search engine--much better than Yahoo or some others.
But, Bruce gave you the correct answer first, so give him the 10 points! ;-)
2007-10-11 10:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by neni 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compact Oxford English Dictionary also says no.
2007-10-11 10:16:11 · answer #3 · answered by that_guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would thinK no, misrepresent is, but everyone is forming new words to fit their needs, so Why not?
2007-10-11 10:16:36 · answer #4 · answered by Dragon'sFire 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's a word, used often in meetings of governmental bodies.
2007-10-11 10:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WordPerfect is rarely if ever perfect. Go with the dictionary and ignore the underlining from WordPerfect.
2007-10-11 10:21:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋