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noun

plural of misreport
as in misstatements

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verb

present tense third-person singular of misreport
as in misleads

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreports
  1. misinformation
  2. misleads
  3. misrepresentations
  4. distorts
  5. distortions
  6. deceives
  7. inaccuracies
  8. obscures
Noun
  • The complex ways data centers use water have left room for misinformation from both the builders and those fighting against them.
    — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • As somebody who has spent a lot of time covering misinformation, part of me doesn’t know if this has a lot of social value.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of misinformation
Verb
  • If a deepfake inflicts commercial damage or misleads consumers, businesses can pursue civil claims for defamation or false light, alongside federal trademark suits under the Lanham Act.
    — Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Taking a massive bite outta Meta’s bottom line, state attorneys general like California’s Rob Bonta (hello David Ellison, see you soon) and his colleagues in Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey allege the Zuckerberg outfit actively misleads consumers.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of misleads
Noun
  • The lawsuit accuses Roblox and Discord of wrongful death, fraudulent concealment and misrepresentations, negligent misrepresentation and strict liability.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Definition of misrepresentations
Verb
  • The mathematical description of how a telescope distorts a point of light is called its point spread function.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The importance of his work, the difficulty of it—the Hollywood reverence almost distorts it.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of distorts
Noun
  • Scan enhancement tools address distortions, shadows, and contrast, while cropping and splitting help clean up page layouts.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Sometimes, generalized anxiety is rooted in cognitive distortions, or inaccurate beliefs or fears about the world.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of distortions
Verb
  • Here, the dream carries the true emotional weight, and the waking world is what deceives us.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Definition of deceives
Noun
  • Such inaccuracies could easily throw self-driving cars off track, potentially causing traffic collisions, according to Charles Lin, an earth science professor at National Cheng Kung University and one of the co-authors of the paper.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • California officials, however, say the government’s list contains substantial inaccuracies and risks disenfranchising eligible citizens.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of inaccuracies
Verb
  • Using an acronym meant for minor zoning squabbles against resistance to a massive, 80 mph express train slicing through dense residential blocks is an arrogant posture that completely obscures the true nature of this unconscionable project.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Tornado Cash obscures transaction trails by mixing cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
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