A false or misleading account of facts, views, or events.
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verbTo contradict an appearance or suggest that something is misleading.
deceit
nounThe act of deliberately misleading someone through false statements or appearances.
deception
nounThe act of leading someone to believe something false, or a device used to do so.
distortion
nounA change that misrepresents or alters the true shape, meaning, or proportion of something.
Misrepresentation of meaning
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skew
verbTo distort or give an uneven direction to something.
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