misrepresentation.

An inaccurate or misleading representation of something.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• misrepresentation of evidence
• factual misrepresentation

On the page

The summary’s misrepresentation of the evidence was corrected in the revision.

The account contained a factual misrepresentation even if the error was accidental.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: explicit explanation, scope and categorization, proof and interpretation, philosophical foundations. Disciplines: academic writing, formal reasoning, philosophy. Commonness: moderately common.