'Misrepresentation' definitions:
Definition of 'misrepresentation'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Misrepresentation'
From: GCIDE
- Misrepresentation \Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion\, n. Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives. --Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional untruth. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'misrepresentation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- canard,
- coloring,
- confabulation,
- corruption,
- distortion,
- equivocation,
- exaggeration,
- false coloring,
- false swearing,
- falsehood,
- falsification,
- falsifying,
- falsity,
- fib,
- lie,
- miscoloring,
- misconstruction,
- misdirection,
- misinterpretation,
- misstatement,
- misuse,
- perjury,
- perversion,
- prevarication,
- slanting,
- story,
- straining,
- tale,
- torturing,
- untruth