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misrepresentation

mis·rep·re·sent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mis-rep-ri-zent]
    • /ˌmɪs rɛp rɪˈzɛnt/
    • /ˌmɪs.rep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-rep-ri-zent]
    • /ˌmɪs rɛp rɪˈzɛnt/

Definitions of misrepresentation word

  • verb with object misrepresentation to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely. 1
  • verb with object misrepresentation to represent in an unsatisfactory manner. 1
  • noun misrepresentation The action or offence of giving a false or misleading account of the nature of something. 1
  • noun misrepresentation false depiction 1
  • noun misrepresentation misleading description 1

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Origin of misrepresentation

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; mis-1 + represent

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Parts of speech for Misrepresentation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

misrepresentation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

misrepresentation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for misrepresentation

noun misrepresentation

  • misstatement — to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
  • distortion — an act or instance of distorting.
  • untruth — the state or character of being untrue.
  • fabrication — the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
  • lieJonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.

Antonyms for misrepresentation

noun misrepresentation

  • truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
  • representation — the act of representing.

adjective misrepresentation

  • representing — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.

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