All 3 Uses of
misrepresentation
in
Crime and Punishment
- But I was a thousand miles from supposing that she would misunderstand and misrepresent things in so fanciful a way….†
Chpt 2.5 *
- I think that's it? excuse me I have forgotten your surname," he bowed politely to Razumihin) "insulted me by misrepresenting the idea I expressed to you in a private conversation, drinking coffee, that is, that marriage with a poor girl who has had experience of trouble is more advantageous from the conjugal point of view than with one who has lived in luxury, since it is more profitable for the moral character.†
Chpt 4.2
- He did not confuse nor misrepresent the facts, nor soften them in his own interest, nor omit the smallest detail.†
Chpt Epil.
Definition:
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(misrepresentation) a misleading falsehood