Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MIS-REP-RE-SENT'ING
MIS-REP-RE-SENT'ERMIS-RE-PUTE'
MIS-REP-RE-SENT'ING, ppr.
Giving a false or erroneous representation. Note. This word is so customarily used for an euphemism, or as a softer expression for lie or falsehood, as to convey the idea generally of intentional falsehood. This signification however is not necessarily implied.
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