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misrepresentation Synonyms

misrepresentation

n.

counterfeit, untruth, mask, cloak, mendacity, deceit, dissembling, disguise, simulation, feigning, misstatement, distortion, falsification, understatement, overdrawing, exaggeration, caricature, travesty, burlesque, parody, extravaganza, imitation, bad likeness, misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, misapplication, misinterpretation, misconstruction, misguidance, misdirection, perversion, sophistry, phoney*, lollapalooza*, barnumism*; see also deception 1, lie 1.

Antonyms truth*, honesty*, candor.

misrepresentation Law Definition

n

A false statement typically made with the intention to mislead. See fraud.