Misrepresentation

Word MISREPRESENTATION
Character 17
Hyphenation mis rep re sen ta tion
Pronunciations /mɪsˌɹɛpɹɨzɛnˈteɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Misrepresentation"

What do we mean by misrepresentation?

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, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.

In map-making, faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.

A girl (typically Latina) who catfishes guys mostly by claiming to be hot shit, when in reality she's got nothing going for her. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Misrepresentation

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The word "misrepresentation" in example sentences

But that is ok, we have come to expect nothing but lies and misrepresentation from the right; well let me take that back, we also expect them to come armed and threaten anyone who does not look just like them or agree to their extremist views. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It seems that misrepresentation is all you can do … ❋ Unknown (2010)

This whole age of misrepresentation is really going to hurt later on I think. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bias by misrepresentation is used to create friction within opponents of "the Party" by exaggerating or misreporting the words of Tories so as to bring discord and dispute where there is "harmony". ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

Or are you now going to deny that misrepresentation is a core feature of political activism and campaigning? ❋ Unknown (2010)

MikeGene: Yet not all misrepresentation is overstatement. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The rhetoric of fear and misrepresentation is powerful, but I do not believe it will defeat the strongest call for healthcare reform by the American people this country has ever seen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

MikeGene: Or are you now going to deny that misrepresentation is a core feature of political activism and campaigning? ❋ Unknown (2010)

As misrepresentation is not necessary, it is of questionable importance to achieving the goal of getting attention and bringing about political results. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Provan, the unstated premise of your intentional misrepresentation is that you are in love with Richard Dawkins. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This misrepresentation is over the line, so I am rectifying the situation. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Any naive misrepresentation is damned as equivalent to dehumanisation. ❋ Hal Duncan (2006)

TechDirt reported yesterday that not only are the Pew numbers on podcasting inflated, but that they were cognizant of the misrepresentation from the start: ❋ Grace Lee (2005)

Also there in Patzcuaro where it seems that misrepresentation is a bit more prevalent. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Someone who makes a fraudulent misrepresentation is committing a crime; your policy is irrelevant to the remedies you could seek in such an instance. ❋ Unknown (2002)

A stunning example of anti-drug misrepresentation is your assumption that we should include whatever number of murders are comitted under the influence of marijuana. ❋ Unknown (2001)

“A stunning example of anti-drug misrepresentation is your assumption that blah blah blah” ❋ Unknown (2001)

"When a conservative Republican senator who has long-fought for even more far-reaching proposals found out how folks were twisting the idea, he called their misrepresentation, and I quote, 'nuts,'" Obama said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"What happened with [Rita]?" "She's a total Little Misrepresente. [Hot as hell], but I almost went broke [taking care] of her." ❋ CloudLord69 (2019)

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