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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties
Division (II) Communication of Ideas
Section III. Means of Communicating Ideas
1. Natural Means

555. Misrepresentation.

   NOUN:MISREPRESENTATION, misstatement, falsification, caricatura [obs.], exaggeration; daubing &c. v.; bad likeness, daub, scratch; imitation, effigy.
  DISTORTION, anamorphosis, anamorphoscope; Claude Lorrain -, concave -, convex- mirror.
  BURLESQUE, travesty, parody, take-off, caricature, extravaganza.
   VERB:MISREPRESENT, distort, overdraw, exaggerate, daub; falsify, understate, overstate, stretch.
  BURLESQUE, travesty, parody, caricature.
   ADJECTIVE:MISREPRESENTED &c. v.; bluesky [U. S.].