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misrepresentation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deceit, deception |
| Type of | untruth, falsehood, falsity |
| Has types | window dressing, dissembling, trickery, subterfuge, snow job, duplicity, equivocation, snake oil, evasion, exaggeration, slickness, facade, feigning, fraudulence, half-truth, hanky panky, hocus-pocus, humbug, jiggery-pokery, skullduggery, magnification, bill of goods, skulduggery, pretence, overstatement, pretense, blind |
| Derivation | misrepresent |
misrepresentation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | falsification |
| Type of | wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing, actus reus |
| Has types | lying, fabrication, equivocation, distortion, straining, dissimulation, tergiversation, torture, dissembling, twisting, deception, deceit, prevarication, overrefinement |
Examples of misrepresentation
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Bohnsack-Ware denies any misrepresentation, though the EIS does indicate a wall.
From the sltrib.com
They insult my intelligence with half-truths and misrepresentation of the truth.
From the kentucky.com
According to his suit, this was misrepresentation, fraudulent, false and unfair.
From the sfgate.com
He accuses others of misrepresentation yet he seriously misrepresents religion.
From the independent.co.uk
You ought to try to reply to them rather than complaining of misrepresentation.
From the books.scoop.co.nz
Should there be a law against deliberate misrepresentation in some circumstances?
From the guardian.co.uk
Judge Bork's supporters considered every word of that attack a misrepresentation.
From the nytimes.com
Aside from the initial misrepresentation, he was quite polite and professional.
From the forbes.com
They vary from glaring inconsistencies to scarcely perceptible misrepresentation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A misleading falsehood
- Falsification: a willful perversion of facts
- (misrepresent) represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
- (misrepresent) fudge: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
- (misrepresented) distorted: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem"
- Misrepresentation is a contract law concept. It means a false statement of fact made by one party to another party, which has the effect of inducing that party into the contract. ...
- Dramaturgy is a sociological perspective stemming from symbolic interactionism. The term was first adapted into sociology from the theatre by Erving Goffman, who developed most of the related terminology and ideas in his 1959 book, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. ...
- Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations; Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, as of a principal in a matter of business, or of ...
- (MISREPRESENTATIONS (MISREPS)) Untrue or deceptive statements that sales reps make to entice a potential customer to buy or send money. ...
