See Also: ping 1, noun(dictionary)
ping(dictionary)
ping(2)(dictionary)
ping(1)(dictionary)
Ping(money)
PING AN(finance)
mei ping(dictionary)
Ping-Pong(dictionary)
ping-pong(2)(dictionary)
Ping Pong(tourism)

misrepresent (iou) and ping 1, noun (oh)


misrepresent (iou)



misrepresent verb trans. M17.
[from MIS-1 1 + REPRESENT verb.]
Represent wrongly or imperfectly; give a false representation or account of. M17.
H. James I'm not at all keen about marryingyour son misrepresented me.
Represent badly as an agent or representative, fail in acting as a representative of. rare. M19.
,misrepresen'tation noun the action of the verb; (a) wrong or incorrect representation: M17.
misrepre'sentative noun a person who fails to represent others, a bad representative M19.
misrepre'sentative adjective not (properly) representative (of) M18.
misrepresenter noun a person who misrepresents L17.

ping 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: From the sound]
a short high ringing sound
::The microwave goes ping when the Food's ready.