misdescription

noun

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as in misstatement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescription
  1. misstatement
  2. misconstruction
  3. misinterpretation
  4. misunderstanding
  5. misconception
  6. misjudgment
  7. misapprehension
  8. misreading
Noun
  • The reference to the co-defendant's YOS sentence was mistakenly included in some communication out of our office based on a previous misstatement and was not part of the Governor's decision process.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Lee Watson, in the email, said Burns never represented the board in the lawsuit and telling the court otherwise is a misstatement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026
Definition of misstatement
Noun
  • Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Ohanian used his misconstruction of employment figures as the basis for a wide-ranging critique of California economic policy, mostly citing how the high cost of living drives people out of the state.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of misconstruction
Noun
  • The researchers say the inability of LLMs to provide the correct location is an inherent flaw that arises from training biases or from misinterpretations of instructions within the current context.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
  • To prevent misinterpretation and reduce anxiety, leaders should establish clear exit norms.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of misinterpretation
Noun
  • The second misunderstanding is that because of their strong welfare systems, citizens of Nordic countries lie around while collecting benefits.
    — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • From that lens, the incident wasn’t about race, but rather a misunderstanding related to ideological expression on clothing.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of misunderstanding
Noun
  • There is a misconception that the biggest problem is concussions, Alosco said.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • The idea that top athletes from American football or basketball could simply transition to soccer and dominate is a misconception, as the sport prioritizes agility and creativity over sheer size or power.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of misconception
Noun
  • What begins as misjudgment, the official synopsis teases, spirals through human conflict into tragedy on a cosmic scale.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
  • Mistakes and misjudgments come with the territory, but there has been a notable uptick in errors leading directly to opposition chances.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of misjudgment
Noun
  • The risk with any attempt to explain religion to a secular audience is playing into the misapprehension that American Christianity is monolithic.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, the New Atheists were making hay of the fact that such faithful misapprehensions about nature were easily disproved by scientific discovery.
    — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of misapprehension
Noun
  • What a misreading of the moment that was.
    — Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
  • But a person familiar with the US-Israel discussions said the gap reflects a deeper misreading on Israel’s part.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Definition of misreading
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“Misdescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescription. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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