misstatement

noun

Definition of misstatementnext
as in misrepresentation

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Recent Examples of misstatement 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, 18 May 2026 Either the 20% inaccuracy penalty or the 40% gross valuation misstatement penalty would apply. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 That misstatement surely deceived nobody. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025 One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025 So, this mass misstatement is no help to those erstwhile interstellar explorers. — Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstatement
  1. misrepresentation
  2. misinformation
  3. falsification
  4. lie
  5. exaggeration
  6. distortion
Noun
  • House Democrats announced a probe into StubHub in July, and both Baker and the company were hit with a class action suit over claims of fraudulent misrepresentation and violation of state consumer protection statutes.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citizenship may be revoked if it was illegally procured or obtained through the concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of misrepresentation
Noun
  • The Mob Museum in Las Vegas has been fielding questions and debunking misinformation surrounding the case for years, said Geoff Schumacher, the museum’s vice president of research, collections and programs.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While a South Carolina official clarified this a day later, the number of people who saw that clarification is probably dwarfed by the number who saw the initial story and are now spreading the misinformation.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of misinformation
Noun
  • The university investigation eventually concluded that Churchill had committed multiple instances of plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification.
    — Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The only charge remaniing accuses Hayer of falsification of official document by an officer.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of falsification
Noun
  • Further in lies a kitchen with parquet flooring, an Esmeralda marble island, and contrasting brass finishes.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And while the public may understand a leader’s deception for security reasons, there are many other situations in which people may not forgive a lie.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of lie
Noun
  • The backlash is usually predictable, every wave of visible mobility aid use brings accusations of exaggeration and attention-seeking, aimed almost entirely at young women.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Distracting from real issues These conspiracy theories are more than exaggerations for a broader audience.
    — Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exaggeration
Noun
  • The issue may not be intentional distortion, but differences in how data is captured, processed and reported.
    — Claudio Laterreur, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While commercially well received, it was criticized for its lack of attention to detail and distortion of historical facts.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of distortion

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“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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