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The correct spelling is misrepresentation.
How to pronounce misrepresentation
/mɪsˌɹɛpɹɨzɛnˈteɪʃən/
nounIPA: /mɪsˌɹɛpɹɨzɛnˈteɪʃən/
Say it like: Mis-rep-res-ent-ash-on
The correct spelling is misrepresentation. Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.
- 2.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.In map-making, faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.
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