Definition of "misrepresentation"

Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.  quotations  examples

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.  examples

(cartography) Faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.  examples