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misrepresentation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Misrepresentation \Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion\, n. Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as a misrepresentation of a person's motives. --Sydney Smith. Note: In popular use this word often conveys the idea of intentional untruth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: misrepresentation n 1: a misleading falsehood [syn: {deceit}, {deception}] 2: a willful act of falsifying [syn: {falsification}, {falsehood}]
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