misrepresentation
/ˌmɪsˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɪsˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn/ (ame, ipa)
misrepresentation — noun
- misrepresentationsingular
- misrepresentationsplural
1. a statement or description that gives a wrong idea about somebody or something o
a statement or description that gives a wrong idea about somebody or something on purpose, or the act of doing this — for example, a company saying its product is safe when tests have already shown it is not.
The court found that the seller's misrepresentation of the car's history had misled the buyer.
misrepresentation of [thing] — typical pattern in legal contexts
Hana refused to sign the contract after she spotted several misrepresentations of the company's profits.
countable: 'several misrepresentations'
The journalist apologised for the misrepresentation of Andrés's words in the front-page article.
Many viewers complained about the documentary's misrepresentation of working-class families in rural areas.
Selling the medicine as a cure was a clear misrepresentation of the trial results.
- distortion
emphasises that the truth has been twisted out of shape; slightly less formal.
- falsification
stronger; suggests deliberately faking records or evidence.
- mischaracterisation
softer; often used when the speaker labels someone's words or actions unfairly rather than inventing facts.
- accurate account
a faithful description matching the facts.
- truthful statement
everyday opposite when contrasting with a deliberate falsehood.
文法句型
misrepresentation of [something]
a misrepresentation of [something]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in legal, journalistic, and academic contexts; subject is usually a person, company, or report that has shaped how another party understands a fact. Object of 'of' is typically the thing being misrepresented (a person's words, a product, a situation).