SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
misrepresentation
noun
A false or misleading account of facts, views, or events.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Misleading account
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Usage distinction
Return to topA misrepresentation can result from selective omission as well as an explicitly false statement.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See misrepresentation in use
Leaving out the writer's qualifications produced a misrepresentation of the argument.
A fictional residents' bulletin published a misrepresentation of a gardener's suggestion, turning a request for fewer flowerpots into a demand to remove the whole courtyard garden.
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