" misrepresentation "

1: as in misinformation, misstatement;

•  Synonyms : 

•  falsification,

•  misinformation,

•  misreport,

•  misstatement,

•  fable,

•  fabrication,

•  fairy tale,

•  falsehood,

•  falsity,

•  fib,

•  lie,

•  mendacity,

•  prevarication,

•  story,

•  tale,

•  taradiddle,

•  untruth,

•  whopper,

•  distortion,

•  exaggeration,

•  half-truth,

•  ambiguity,

•  equivocation,

•  obliquity,

•  defamation,

•  libel,

•  slander,

•  perjury,

•  bluff,

•  fiction,

•  pose,

•  pretense,

•  humbug,

•  jive,

•  nonsense,

•  canard,

•  fallacy,

•  misconception,

•  myth

•  Antonyms : 

•  fact,

•  truism,

•  verity,

•  honesty,

•  truthfulness,

•  veracity,

•  authentication,

•  confirmation,

•  substantiation,

•  validation,

•  verification,

•  truth

1: to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bend,

•  color,

•  cook,

•  distort,

•  falsify,

•  fudge,

•  garble,

•  misinterpret,

•  misrelate,

•  misstate,

•  pervert,

•  slant,

•  twist,

•  warp

•  Antonyms : 

•  betray,

•  represent

2: to give a misleading impression of;

  * e.g., " ... deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belie

•  Antonyms : 

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