(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:13:59

Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion (?), n.

Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives.

Sydney Smith.

⇒ In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional untruth.

 

© Webster 1913.

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