Definition
A point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.
In Context
- "To the untrue man, the whole universe is false—it is impalpable—it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow."
- "It was not I, but these things working in me—on my brain, making me see things in a false light!"
- "Some of the charges against them . . . are due merely to the false light in which they are regarded."
- "Don Lehe, a Republican state representative from a rural district in Indiana, said online videos can cast farmers in a false light and give them little opportunity to correct the record."