misreport 1 of 2

noun

Definition of misreportnext
as in misrepresentation

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2 of 2

verb

as in to distort

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Recent Examples of misreport
Verb
Sometimes, the lender may misreport. — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 The other experiments used a tax evasion game that incentivized participants to misreport their earnings to get a bigger payout. — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreport
  1. misrepresentation
  2. distort
  3. misstatement
  4. mislead
  5. misinformation
  6. deceive
  7. lie
  8. falsify
Noun
  • In other words, a check built to catch misrepresentation misses it roughly three times out of four.
    — Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Morissette is suing Urinov on claims of civil extortion, fraud and negligent misrepresentation and is requesting more than $75,000 in damages.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of misrepresentation
Verb
  • Ramirez’s two classmates, an Asian woman and a white man, remained in the edited version, but they were changed to appear thinner, and their facial features were noticeably distorted.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Controlling for certain variables called colliders can distort the effect a study is interested in.
    — Mark Louie Ramos, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of distort
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
Verb
  • What if even the slightest error in doctrine or practice allowed the devil to mislead and damn well-meaning Christians?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The jury also found Facebook misled the public about investigations into third-party app developers that harvest user data following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
    — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of mislead
Noun
  • But the experience didn’t keep her away from Facebook groups where people continue to spread misinformation about raw milk and advertise it for sale.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Many news consumers have turned their attention to social media for critical information, which has, at times, allowed misinformation to spread quickly.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of misinformation
Verb
  • While self-driving cars learn from static obstacles, fraud models must navigate environments where every variable is actively attempting to deceive the system.
    — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Pitinan Packable Rain Jacket With Hood, $27 Packing for a short weekend getaway is deceiving.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of deceive
Noun
  • There was money, manipulation, secret meetings with shady characters in China, fake identities, lies, trickery, and deceit.
    — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • During that time, German intelligence would question the Sparrows, giving Duke an opportunity to sell the lie.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of lie
Verb
  • In her other case, Hogan has been accused of trying to falsify a paternity test in a custody battle with her ex-fiancé, who was not the same man who was allegedly poisoned.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Gordei then allegedly falsified documents to state that a New Jersey company was exporting the spectrometer.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of falsify

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“Misreport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreport. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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