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mischaracterization
noun
(mis-char-ac-ter-i-za-tion)
the act or an instance of characterizing someone or something wrongly
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mischaracterization
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misrepresentation
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misinterpretation
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misstatement
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oversimplification
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refutation
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characterization
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demonization
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falsehood
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misconstruction
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misinformation
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insinuation
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fallacy
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untruth
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assertion
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discredit
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disingenuousness
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misperception
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generalization
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vilification
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disinformation
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denigration
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ad hominem
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logical fallacy
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reductio ad absurdum
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disparagement
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untruthfulness
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hyperbole
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exaggerations
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misunderstanding
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misreading
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misquotation
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strawman
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overreaction
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dissembling
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distortions
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sidedness
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inaccuracies
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hypocrite
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rebuttal
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editorializing
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smear
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tu quoque
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illogic
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reactionism
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implication
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travesty
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scapegoating
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disservice
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falsities
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extenuation
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supposition
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untrustworthiness
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prevaricator
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imputations
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demagoguery
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accusation
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liar
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denouncement
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apologist
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hypocrisy
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disingenuity
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innuendo
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posturing
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overreaching
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speciousness
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red herring
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sophistry
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accusative
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revisionism
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doubletalk
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factuality
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caricature
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exclusionist
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interpretation
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tendentiousness
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hogwash
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presupposition
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doublespeak
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conflation
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slanders
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underestimation
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inexactitude
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retraction
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summation
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absurdness
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misattribution
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gotcha
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overestimation
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exculpation
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contrary
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perversion
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miseducation
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critique
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gutlessness
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inuendo
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affront
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fabrications
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contradiction
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sophistical
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misnaming
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mischaracterization
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