different between misrepresentation vs mischaracterization

English

Etymology

mis- +? representation or misrepresent +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?s???p??z?n?te???n/

  Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

misrepresentation (countable and uncountable, plural misrepresentations)

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

Translations

Related terms

• misrepresent
• misrepresentative
• misrepresenter

References

• misrepresentation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• representationism

English

Alternative forms

• mischaracterisation (mostly UK)

Etymology

mischaracterize +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?s?kæ??kt??(a)??ze???n/

Noun

mischaracterization (plural mischaracterizations)

1. The act of characterizing something in an inaccurate or misleading way

Related terms

• mischaracterize
• characterization