misrepresentation

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Etymology

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From mis- +‎ representation or misrepresent +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɪsˌɹɛpɹɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/
    Audio (US):(file)
    Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

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misrepresentation (countable and uncountable, plural misrepresentations)

  1. Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement.
    Hypernyms: falsehood, untruth
    Hyponyms: misreport, misstatement
    Near-synonyms: mischaracterization, misportrayal
    • 1878, Samuel Butler, Life and Habit, London: Trübner & Co., page 1:
      [] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, []
  2. Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
  3. (cartography) Faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.
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