misdescription

noun

Definition of misdescriptionnext
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
  • In The Mayor of Casterbridge, his 1886 novel about a man who attempts to outflank the great error of his past, the English writer Thomas Hardy offers an interpersonal version of the geopolitical misconstructions Westad articulates.
    — Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of misconstruction
Noun
  • Clase’s camp has blamed the whole ordeal on a misinterpretation of texts and calls pertaining to rooster fighting.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Autism, often misunderstood, impacts social reasoning and decision-making, leading to vulnerability and misinterpretation within the legal process.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of misinterpretation
Noun
  • IPOs misprice for reasons other than misunderstandings about the businesses.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • As in much of Europe, tourism is a sensitive subject, so knowing the unwritten rules (and even a bit of the local language, Euskera) will help avoid misunderstandings and unlock the city’s joyful, trademark love of the table.
    — Marti Buckley, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of misunderstanding
Noun
  • One misconception is that Sherwood police are able to write speeding tickets off the pictures taken by Flock cameras.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Experts say these concerns are largely unfounded, but the conversation is bringing to light misconceptions about testosterone and masculinity.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of misconception
Noun
  • Sometimes these misjudgments lead to adverse health outcomes.
    — Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • What begins as misjudgment, the official synopsis teases, spirals through human conflict into tragedy on a cosmic scale.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
Definition of misjudgment
Noun
  • This, too, was a kind of misapprehension, in that his boss admired him for being so upbeat despite living in such a family when in fact Shigejiro had no individuality at all.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of misapprehension
Noun
  • Overton’s allies say that this is a misreading of her role, which is to build consensus and deliver a lasting outcome.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 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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