Misrepresentative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Misrepresentative is an adjective meaning Purporting or seeming to be representative without actually being so.
Meaning
Purporting or seeming to be representative without actually being so.
Example Sentences
When heterosexual men do engage in homosexual sex […] these practices are treated as momentary aberrations, and a good deal of work goes into explaining why they occurred and why they are misrepresentative of, or discordant with, the true sexual orientation of participants.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misrepresentational, pretend, counterfeit, misleading, feigned, assumed.
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