n. Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives. Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional untruth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Art) not intended to realistically represent a physical object; -- of visual art work. Opposite of representational. [ Narrower terms: abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective ; conventional, formal, schematic ; geometric, geometrical ; protogeometric ; semiabstract ] Also See: abstract.
Syn. -- nonobjective. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. praesentatio a showing, representation: cf. F. présentation. ] 1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show. [ 1913 Webster ]

Under the presentation of the shoots his wit. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as, the picture was a presentation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Eccl.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of presenting a clergyman. [ 1913 Webster ]

If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Med.) The particular position of the child during labor relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought forth; -- specifically designated by the part which first appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech presentation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Presentation copy, a copy of a book, engraving, etc., presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token of regard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. repr&unr_;sentation, L. representatio. ] 1. The act of representing, in any sense of the verb. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which represents. Specifically: (a) A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like. (b) A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical representation; a representation of Hamlet. (c) A description or statement; as, the representation of an historian, of a witness, or an advocate. (d) The body of those who act as representatives of a community or society; as, the representation of a State in Congress. (e) (Insurance Law) Any collateral statement of fact, made orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk is affected, or either party is influenced. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The state of being represented. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Description; show; delineaton; portraiture; likeness; resemblance; exhibition; sight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Re-present. ] The act of re-presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new presentation; as, re-presentation of facts previously stated. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Implying representation; representative. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]