EGAVE

misrepresentation

About 1.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement.
  2. 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.
  3. noun Faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.

Similar words

falsification deception deceit falsehood misleading falsifying falseness fake artificial dishonesty

Often followed by

of and or in is by as to was

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