| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties | | Division (II) Communication of Ideas | | Section III. Means of Communicating Ideas |
| 1. Natural Means |
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| 555. Misrepresentation. |
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| 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.
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| VERB: | MISREPRESENT, distort, overdraw, exaggerate, daub; falsify, understate, overstate, stretch.
BURLESQUE, travesty, parody, caricature.
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| ADJECTIVE: | MISREPRESENTED &c. v.; bluesky [U. S.].
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