misrepresentation
/mɪsˌɹɛpɹɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: mischaracterization, misportrayal"
- "[…] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, […]"
- "I was especially astonished at one of their many misrepresentations: I mean when they told you that you must be careful not to let me deceive you – the implication being that I am a skilful speaker."