misrepresentation
1. [ noun ] a misleading falsehood
Synonyms: deception deceit
Related terms: falsehood subterfuge trickery snow_job exaggeration facade half-truth fraudulence evasion bill_of_goods humbug pretense deceive
2. [ noun ] the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
Synonyms: falsehood falsification
Related terms: dishonesty distortion forgery equivocation frame-up lying deception sophistication plagiarization fudge
Similar spelling:   misrepresentaation
  misrepresented