misdescription
noun[CorU]
(alsomis-description)uk/ˌmɪs.dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/us/ˌmɪs.dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/awrongdescriptionof something; theactofdescribingsomethingwrongly:
This would be a mis-description of theplay.
Thelawcoversoralmisdescription.
There islegislationrelatingto misdescriptions ofgoods.
- Statutorymeasuresaimtoprotectconsumersagainst misdescriptions andmisleadingclaimsbymanufacturers.
- Amisrepresentationor misdescription couldmeanthat thelandlordis notabletoenforcethetermsof theagreement.
- Aninaccurateplanmay have the sameeffectas averbalmisdescription.
- Hetriedtodefendher mis-description of thetrip.
Accounts and stories
- anecdote
- another
- anti-narrative
- be another storyidiom
- bodice-ripper
- brushstroke
- cautionary tale
- commentary
- legendary
- lore
- multi-stranded
- myth
- mythic
- running commentaryphrase
- scenario
- shaggy-dog story
- short story
- sob story
- strand
- writesomethingup