Misrepresentation
Pronunciation
- IPA: /mɪsˌɹɛpɹɨzɛnˈteɪʃən/Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Origin
Full definition of misrepresentation
Noun
misrepresentation
(plural misrepresentations)- Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.
- 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.
- In map-making, faultiness in a map-projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.