misrepresentation

noun

Definition of misrepresentationnext
as in misstatement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresentation
  1. misinformation
  2. distortion
  3. exaggeration
  4. lie
  5. falsehood
  6. untruth
  7. fabrication
  8. mendacity
Noun
  • However, this means that misinformation will likely not be removed from the platform.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Unfortunately, red-flag laws have been the target of considerable political misinformation and alarmism.
    Alexis Cordone, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of misinformation
Noun
  • The cabinet is sufficiently braced to hold the long-throw woofer for minimal resonance or any rattling distortion.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In the first design of the probes, the transducers that measure the air pressure on the cone were about 12 ft (3.6 m) away, which led to a significant amount of delay and distortion in the readings.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of distortion
Noun
  • Hollywood is dark and full of enough monsters without our having to resort to exaggeration.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Over the past year, there has been a notable increase in litigation and regulatory action relating to greenwashing, or the exaggeration of climate-friendly and other environmental actions by a company in marketing materials.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of exaggeration
Noun
  • The bad image is aggravated by the continuous lies and the deception of members with false promises that are never fulfilled and that end up harming the Club.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Since when is so much of the world desensitized to lies and so agitated by truth.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of lie
Noun
  • Grok, xAI's flagship model, has also repeatedly misinterpreted news stories and made up falsehoods in the past.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The company created what has become a standard for how tech platforms limit the spread of falsehoods and misleading information.
    Shannon Bond, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of falsehood
Noun
  • The verb lie, lie, lied, which means to tell an untruth, is an intransitive verb not requiring an object.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
  • His persistent attacks against those who contradict his untruths or point out problems with his administration’s policies have created an atmosphere of fear that impedes bureaucrats from speaking up.
    Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2020
Definition of untruth
Noun
  • Its glossy goatskin leather fabrication adds to the sumptuousness of it all.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Their sleek aesthetic is the result a lot of labor and time, and the fabrication costs of his pricey art have come under scrutiny.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of fabrication
Noun
  • Biden’s half-century political career is littered with mendacity, self-dealing, and crass calculations.
    The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
  • But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of mendacity
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