Misremember
(Mis`re*mem"ber) v. t. & i. To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly. Sir
T. More.
Misrender
(Mis*ren"der) v. t. To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly. Boyle.
Misrepeat
(Mis`re*peat") v. t. To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of. Gov. Winthrop.
Misreport
(Mis`re*port") v. t. & i. To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of. Locke.
Misreport
(Mis`re*port"), n. An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given. Denham. South.
Misrepresent
(Mis*rep`re*sent") v. t. To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfavorably); to give a
false or erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignorantly, or carelessly. Swift.
Misrepresent
(Mis*rep`re*sent"), v. i. To make an incorrect or untrue representation. Milton.
Misrepresentation
(Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion) n. Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; —
usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives. Sydney
Smith.
In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional untruth.