As soon as the news of this discovery was made known, false reports, misrepresentation, and slander flew as on the wings of the wind in every direction.
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Misrepresentation
/mɪsˌɹɛpɹɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/
Synonyms for "misrepresentation" (117 found)
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Noun(21 words)
deformationsdeludingdisservicedistort quotedistort the factsdistortingdistortiondistortion of datadistortionsdupingfabricatingfabricationfakeryfakingfalse portrayalfalsehoodfalsenessfalsificationsfiddlingfoisting
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Verb(1 words)
dissimulationdistortionequivocationexaggerationexpressionismfalse coloringfalse swearingfalsehoodfalsificationfalsifyingfalsityfibfiction
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Noun(27 words)
fraudfraudsfraudulencefudginggeometric distortiongraph distortionimage distortionimpersonationimpersonationsmanipulate datamisreportingmisstatementsoversellingoversimplificationoversimplifyingpervertingphoneyingpretencesspoofingstraw man
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hyperboleinaccuracyinjusticelibelliemiscoloringmisconstructionmisdirectionmisinterpretationmisstatementmisteachingmisuseperjuryperversionprevaricationslanderslantingstorystrainingtale
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Adjective(3 words)
intentional deceptiontrue representationunethical practice
Verb(3 words)
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9 entriesdata distortiondistortionfalsificationfraudulent misrepresentationgraph misrepresentationinnocent misrepresentationnegligent misrepresentationspun narrativestereotyping
Collocations
5 entriesfraudulent misrepresentationgross misrepresentationmisrepresentation of datamisrepresentation of factsnegligent misrepresentation
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5 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Near-synonyms: mischaracterization, misportrayal
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[…] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, […]
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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.
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