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misrepresentation

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.
  • noun Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
  • noun In map-making, faultiness in a map-projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.
  • noun Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
  • noun In map-making, faultiness in a map-projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a willful perversion of facts
  • noun a misleading falsehood

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

misrepresent +‎ -ation

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Examples

  • 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.

    GOP group launches first attack ad against Creigh Deeds 2009

  • 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.

    Cornyn touts GOP health plans 2009

  • MikeGene: Or are you now going to deny that misrepresentation is a core feature of political activism and campaigning?

    Advocacy in Science: a Parasitic Practice 2010

  • 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".

    BBC bias analysed Not a sheep 2009

  • Or are you now going to deny that misrepresentation is a core feature of political activism and campaigning?

    Advocacy in Science: a Parasitic Practice 2010

  • MikeGene: Yet not all misrepresentation is overstatement.

    Advocacy in Science: a Parasitic Practice 2010

  • This whole age of misrepresentation is really going to hurt later on I think.

    Man made global warming? No way! 2009

  • This whole age of misrepresentation is really going to hurt later on I think.

    Man made global warming? No way! 2009

  • As misrepresentation is not necessary, it is of questionable importance to achieving the goal of getting attention and bringing about political results.

    Advocacy in Science: a Parasitic Practice 2010

  • Provan, the unstated premise of your intentional misrepresentation is that you are in love with Richard Dawkins.

    Berlinski's Wisdom 2010

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  • ... as compared to guiding falsehoods?

    December 9, 2008