Associations to the word «Misrepresentation»

Wiktionary

MISREPRESENTATION, noun. Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.
MISREPRESENTATION, noun. Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
MISREPRESENTATION, noun. In map-making, faultiness in a map-projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.

Dictionary definition

MISREPRESENTATION, noun. A misleading falsehood.
MISREPRESENTATION, noun. A willful perversion of facts.

Wise words

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia