misreports 1 of 2

noun

plural of misreport
as in misstatements

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misreports

2 of 2

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
  • An outbreak is precisely the wrong time for the nation’s health leaders to spread misinformation.
    — Demetre Daskalakis, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026
  • James, as always, brings his Dickensian eyes and ears to his birth country’s gay culture, which flourished in its own way even during years of oppression and misinformation.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 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
  • Because of its large field of view, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help researchers better understand dark matter by capturing how the phenomenon's gravity bends light and distorts a galaxy's shape.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Saliva collects at the mouthpiece and distorts the notes, making the blasts sound hoarse and off-pitch.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of distorts
Noun
  • Until that happens, there’s your growing discontent, and there are the distortions that ripple through your field whenever there’s a lack of clarity.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Such payment distortions can force primary care clinicians to chase higher visit counts at the expense of these other activities and dissuade future doctors and advanced care practitioners from entering the field.
    — Ishani Ganguli, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of distortions
Verb
  • 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
  • The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of deceives
Noun
  • Since modern speedometers operate electronically based on how fast your tires are traveling, if the tires themselves are larger, aren’t inflated at the right level or have low tread, that can lead to speed inaccuracies.
    — Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That same lobbyist also sent a letter to the LEC on July 29 saying McCuskey's final report to the commission regarding Benton contained six inaccuracies.
    — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of inaccuracies
Verb
  • OpenAI’s use of a new technique that obscures AI agents’ chain of thought is alarming the research community.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Like a fog that obscures the landscape but cannot alter it, the material senses appear to hide from us our true, spiritual identity.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
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