Misportrayal


[pawr-trey-uh l, pohr-] /pɔrˈtreɪ əl, poʊr-/

noun
1.
the act of .
2.
a portrait.
n.

1834, from portray + -al (2). The idea formerly was expressed by portray (n.), 1610s.

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