Need another word that means the same as “misrepresentation”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “misrepresentation” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Misrepresentation” are: deceit, deception, falsification
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “misrepresentation” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| deceit | The act of deceiving. Hypocrisy and deceit were anathema to her. |
| deception | A thing that deceives. Obtaining property by deception. |
| falsification | Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something. An investigation into fraud and the falsification of records. |
| adverse | Preventing success or development; harmful; unfavourable. Adverse circumstances. |
| belie | Fail to fulfil or justify (a claim or expectation. His lively alert manner belied his years. |
| contradict | Be in contradiction with. The existing layout of the city contradicted the logic of the new centre. |
| damaging | Having a detrimental effect on someone or something. New cars are less damaging to the environment. |
| default | Declare a party to have defaulted and give judgement against that party. The default is fifty lines. |
| deny | Deny oneself something restrain especially from indulging in some pleasure. The servants are ordered to deny him. |
| deprecation | A prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster. |
| despond | A state of unhappiness and low spirits. The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election. |
| disavow | Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children. |
| displease | Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied. The tone of the letter displeased him. |
| disprove | Prove to be false. He has given the Department of Transport two months to disprove the allegation. |
| dissenter | A member of a non-established Church; a Nonconformist. |
| error | (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer. The decisions of the appeal committee disclosed no error of law. |
| exaggerate | Represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is. Claims of turmoil within the firm are greatly exaggerated. |
| inappropriate | Not suitable for a particular occasion etc. There are penalties for inappropriate behaviour. |
| misinterpret | Interpret (something or someone) wrongly. Don t misinterpret my comments as criticism. |
| negate | Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. This action will negate the effect of my efforts. |
| neutralize | Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions. 120 bombs were neutralized. |
| no | A radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions 7 isotopes are known. He was no heavier than a child. |
| nullify | Make of no use or value; cancel out. Insulin can block the release of the hormone and thereby nullify the effects of training. |
| objection | The speech act of objecting. His view is open to objection. |
| opposed | In conflict with or hostile to. Parties opposed to the ruling party. |
| peccadillo | A relatively minor fault or sin. The sexual peccadilloes of celebrities aren t necessarily news. |
| prejudicial | Harmful to someone or something; detrimental. The reporter s coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant. |
| rebuttal | (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff’s surrejoinder. |
| rescind | Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive. |
| skeptic | Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs. |
| undesirable | One whose presence is undesirable. Undesirable impurities in steel. |
| veto | Exercise a veto against a decision or proposal. His veto on our drinking after the meal was annoying. |
| wrong | Treat unjustly do wrong to. It is wrong to lie. |
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