misrepresentation

misrepresentation

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ representation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˌɹɛpɹɨzɛnˈteɪʃən/

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  Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

misrepresentation (countable and uncountable, plural misrepresentations)

1. Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.
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. In map-making, faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.

Translations

erroneous statements, or the act of making these

Maori: aweketanga

Related terms

• misrepresent
• misrepresentative
• misrepresenter

References

• misrepresentation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• representationism