misrepresentation

[ mis-rep-ri-zen-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌmɪs rɛp rɪˌzɛnˈteɪ ʃən /

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the act or state of being represented incorrectly, improperly, falsely, or unsatisfactorily:Your degree may be revoked if fraud, misrepresentation, or other violations of university standards are found to have occurred.

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Origin of misrepresentation

mis-¹ + represent

OTHER WORDS FROM misrepresentation

pre·mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby misrepresentation

misreckon, misredemption, misremember, misreport, misrepresent, misrepresentation, misrule, misrun, miss, missa, miss a beat

How to use misrepresentation in a sentence

The FTC also said Zoom misrepresented its handling of recorded calls saved to its cloud service.
Zoom settles FTC case accusing it of privacy missteps with no fine|dzanemorris|November 9, 2020|Fortune
He said that the women did receive support from the organization and that the nonprofit never misrepresented its mission.
Domestic violence survivors say they were kicked out by the housing program that promised to help them|Rachel Chason, Katie Mettler|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
What alarmed Topol and other critics is that Hahn played along and badly misrepresented the facts, saying plasma transfusions would save 35 out of 100 covid-19 patients.
One doctor’s campaign to stop a covid-19 vaccine being rushed through before Election Day|David Rotman|October 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
A deputy of Cetron’s lamented to the agency’s chief of staff that the order cited a “misrepresented and incomplete piece of data” to overstate the threat.
Inside the Fall of the CDC|by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg|October 15, 2020|ProPublica

A Maine company fired Moffo after less than a month as a welder when administrators discovered that he had misrepresented his work experience and not fully disclosed his criminal record, according to the company’s responses to the complaint.
Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Its Poorest Residents|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, with data analysis by Agnel Philip|October 6, 2020|ProPublica
To refer to these nights of protest as clashes with police would be a misrepresentation of the situation.
Ferguson Chaos Is Only Just Beginning|Justin Glawe|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his article, Robert Cherry begins with a misrepresentation.
Don't Ignore The Roots Of Discrimination|Ben White|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Criticism is one thing, and that's always fair game, but outright misrepresentation is indefensible.
The Goldberg Variations|Hussein Ibish|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Debate, as we saw last Wednesday night, sometimes over-rewards the glib one-liner, or incentivizes stubborn misrepresentation.
Obama’s Debate Performance: How Twitter Has Done Us Wrong|Richard Just|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Such a concerted campaign of misrepresentation will be hard to chalk up to the actions of a few rogue police officers.
Inquiry Finds Police Cover-Up in Deaths of 96 Fans at Hillsborough|Peter Jukes|September 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When this is done a misrepresentation constitutes a breach of warranty and the contract becomes void.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Great error and misrepresentation, his lordship said, prevailed on this subject throughout the country.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
If I seem to have posed before you as a noble-minded philanthropist, I have been guilty of careless misrepresentation.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
If, on the other hand, he is governed by commercial considerations only, the misrepresentation will probably be perpetuated.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Duplicity and misrepresentation are not confined to patent medicines.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4)|W. Grant Hague