Misrepresentation vs. Mistake

Misrepresentationnoun

Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.

Misrepresentationnoun

Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.

Misrepresentationnoun

In map-making, faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.

Misrepresentationnoun

Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; - usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives.

Misrepresentationnoun

a misleading falsehood

Misrepresentation

In common law jurisdictions, a misrepresentation is an untrue or misleading statement of fact made during negotiations by one party to another, the statement then inducing that other party to enter into a contract. The misled party may normally rescind the contract, and sometimes may be awarded damages as well (or instead of rescission).

Mistakenoun

An error; a blunder.

Mistakenoun

(baseball) A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.

Mistakeverb

(transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

Mistakeverb

To misunderstand (someone).

Mistakeverb

To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.

Mistakeverb

To take or choose wrongly.

Mistakeverb

To take or choose wrongly.

Mistakeverb

To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.

Mistakeverb

To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.

Mistakeverb

To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.

Mistakeverb

To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.

Mistakenoun

An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.

Mistakenoun

Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.

Mistakenoun

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention;

Mistakenoun

an understanding of something that is not correct;

Mistakenoun

part of a statement that is not correct;

Mistakeverb

identify incorrectly;

Mistakeverb

to make a mistake or be incorrect

Mistakenoun

an act or judgement that is misguided or wrong

Mistakenoun

something, especially a word, figure, or fact, which is not correct; an inaccuracy

Mistakeverb

be wrong about

Mistakeverb

wrongly identify someone or something as