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Definition of Misrepresentation
1. Noun. A misleading falsehood.
Exact synonyms: Deceit, Deception
Specialized synonyms: Bill Of Goods, Humbug, Snake Oil, Half-truth, Facade, Window Dressing, Exaggeration, Magnification, Overstatement, Snow Job, Dissembling, Feigning, Pretence, Pretense, Blind, Subterfuge, Hanky Panky, Hocus-pocus, Jiggery-pokery, Skulduggery, Skullduggery, Slickness, Trickery, Duplicity, Fraudulence, Equivocation, Evasion
Generic synonyms: Falsehood, Falsity, Untruth
Derivative terms: Deceive, Misrepresent, Misrepresent
Specialized synonyms: Bill Of Goods, Humbug, Snake Oil, Half-truth, Facade, Window Dressing, Exaggeration, Magnification, Overstatement, Snow Job, Dissembling, Feigning, Pretence, Pretense, Blind, Subterfuge, Hanky Panky, Hocus-pocus, Jiggery-pokery, Skulduggery, Skullduggery, Slickness, Trickery, Duplicity, Fraudulence, Equivocation, Evasion
Generic synonyms: Falsehood, Falsity, Untruth
Derivative terms: Deceive, Misrepresent, Misrepresent
2. Noun. A willful perversion of facts.
Exact synonyms: Falsification
Generic synonyms: Actus Reus, Misconduct, Wrongdoing, Wrongful Conduct
Specialized synonyms: Distortion, Overrefinement, Straining, Torture, Twisting, Equivocation, Tergiversation, Fabrication, Lying, Prevarication, Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Derivative terms: Falsify, Falsify, Falsify, Falsify
Generic synonyms: Actus Reus, Misconduct, Wrongdoing, Wrongful Conduct
Specialized synonyms: Distortion, Overrefinement, Straining, Torture, Twisting, Equivocation, Tergiversation, Fabrication, Lying, Prevarication, Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Derivative terms: Falsify, Falsify, Falsify, Falsify
Definition of Misrepresentation
1. n. Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misrepresentation
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