misrepresentations
Lies about facts
Misrepresentations are false or misleading statements or portrayals.
The word implies distortion rather than complete fabrication—something presented in a way that creates a wrong impression: The lawsuit alleged material misrepresentations in the prospectus.
In law, misrepresentations can void contracts or constitute fraud if they induce someone to act on false information.
Intentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- liesDeliberate untruths
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
forgery · scam · sham · pretense · duplicity · disinformation · misinformation · cover-up
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
discrimination · ethnocentrism · profiling · scapegoating · othering · stigmatization · demonization · vilification
Lack of precision
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- untruthA false statement
- incorrectnessState of being wrong
imprecision · misstatement · blunder · misunderstanding · misreading · misconstrual · misattribution · typo
Overstating beyond reality
- skewingCausing asymmetrical distortion
- twistingRotating with distortion
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
- misstatementIncorrect assertion of fact
garbling · misinterpretation · oversimplification · misreporting · slanting · spin · misquotation · mischaracterization
Depiction of someone
- depictionRepresentation in art
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- airbrushingSprayed-paint smoothing technique
photoshopping · staging · reenactment · composite · manipulation · retouching · cropping · mislabeling
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- liesDeliberate untruths
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
falsification · forgery · scam · sham · pretense · duplicity · disinformation · misinformation · cover-up · concealment
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
stereotyping · discrimination · ethnocentrism · profiling · scapegoating · othering · stigmatization · demonization · vilification · caricaturing
inaccuracy
Lack of precision
incorrectness · imprecision · misstatement · blunder · misunderstanding · misreading · misconstrual · misattribution · typo · mistranslation
exaggeration
Overstating beyond reality
- skewingCausing asymmetrical distortion
- twistingRotating with distortion
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
misstatement · garbling · misinterpretation · oversimplification · misreporting · slanting · spin · misquotation · mischaracterization · caricature
portrayal
Depiction of someone
- depictionRepresentation in art
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
airbrushing · photoshopping · staging · reenactment · composite · manipulation · retouching · cropping · mislabeling · deepfake
misrepresentationstruths
Accurate statements about reality
facts · veracities · realities · actualities · verities
misrepresentationsfull disclosures
Complete revelation of information
straight talk · full disclosure · plain dealing · truthfulness · honesty