Mis`re*li"gion (?), n. False religion. [R.]

Mis`re*mem"ber (?), v. t. & i. To mistake in remembering; not to

remember correctly. Sir T. More.

Mis*ren"der (?), v. t. To render wrongly; to translate or recite

wrongly. Boyle.

Mis`re*peat" (?), v. t. To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of.

Gov. Winthrop.

Mis`re*port" (?), v. t. & i. To report erroneously; to give an

incorrect account of. Locke.

Mis`re*port", n. An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account

given. Denham. South.

Mis*rep`re*sent" (?), v. t. To represent incorrectly (almost always,

unfavorably); to give a false or erroneous representation of, either

maliciously, ignorantly, or carelessly. Swift.

Mis*rep`re*sent", v. i. To make an incorrect or untrue representation.

Milton.

Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion (?), n. Untrue representation; false or

incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing

represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives. Sydney

Smith.

In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional

untruth.

Mis*rep`re*sent"a*tive (?), a. Tending to convey a wrong impression;

misrepresenting.

Mis*rep`re*sent"er (?), n. One who misrepresents.

Mis`re*pute" (?), v. t. To have in wrong estimation; to repute or

estimate erroneously.

Mis*rule" (?), v. t. & i. To rule badly; to misgovern.

Mis*rule", n. 1. The act, or the result, of misruling.

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