as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media
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Recent Examples of misstate
An earlier version misstated the figure.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
The original version of this story misstated when Jodi Hildebrandt moved into the Frankes' home.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
An article on Tuesday about law enforcement officials finding no evidence that the torture and killing of a transgender man whose remains were found in a field in upstate New York last week was a hate crime misstated the surname of the victim.
—New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
An earlier version of this article misstated the institutional affiliations of cocurators Daisy Ocampo Diaz and Lina Tejeda.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
The original version of this story misstated when Jodi Hildebrandt moved into the Frankes' home.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
An article on Tuesday about law enforcement officials finding no evidence that the torture and killing of a transgender man whose remains were found in a field in upstate New York last week was a hate crime misstated the surname of the victim.
—New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
An earlier version of this article misstated the institutional affiliations of cocurators Daisy Ocampo Diaz and Lina Tejeda.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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But shortly after its investigation was published, Freeman sent a six-page letter about it to Elite employees and families, saying the article misrepresented Elite and ignored its students and achievements.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Rules of interpretation Companies have to tread a fine between between redesigning their products and fraudulently misrepresenting product classifications.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Yet the message from some insiders is that the market in continental Europe is also distorted and will not necessarily prove much cheaper.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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In environments dominated by concrete, steel and towering buildings, GPS signals can be blocked or distorted.—
Mariam Sorond,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Misstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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