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Misrepresentation vs Mischaracterisation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between misrepresentation and mischaracterisation

is that misrepresentation is erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations while mischaracterisation is .

misrepresentation

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(en noun)
  • Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.
  • Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
  • In map-making, faultiness in a map-projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.

    • Related terms

    * misrepresent * misrepresentative * misrepresenter

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