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
  • The plaintiffs have also accused Bayer of negligence and misrepresentation of Roundup's safety in its marketing, and have alleged that the product was defective for its intended purpose.
    — Diana Novak Jones, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • But worse than misrepresentation—lies.
    — Kevin Townsend, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Definition of misrepresentation
Noun
  • While a large number of respondents were concerned about AI bias, misinformation and data privacy, the most common worries were about academic dishonesty and plagiarism.
    — Brett DeJager, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
  • Since Musk, the world’s richest person, took over X (then Twitter) in 2022 in a $44B deal, the site has come under constant criticism for promoting extremist content and misinformation.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of misinformation
Noun
  • Citizens routinely hide their true feelings and engage in preference falsification, which can lead to massive overestimation of a dictator’s actual support.
    — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • If convicted, Lineberger faces up to 20 years in prison on the falsification charge, up to three years for concealing or removing public records, and up to one year on each theft count.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
Definition of falsification
Noun
  • When two young lovers find themselves up against stubborn, money-minded fathers, Scapin jumps into action with outrageous tricks, bold lies, and comic chaos at every turn.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
  • That includes everything from feeding the lie that Obama was not born in the United States to crude generalizations about majority-Black countries and posts that have sparked anger on his Truth Social website.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of lie
Noun
  • That may sound like an exaggeration, but higher education will almost certainly have to become more remedial.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • That may be a TV exaggeration, but tornadoes and other dangerous storms do hit the city regularly.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of exaggeration
Noun
  • The diamond diaphragm, created via chemical vapor deposition, provides exceptional rigidity and low distortion, crucial for precise sound reproduction.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Thanks to its QuietPort technology, sound distortion is nonexistent even at high volumes.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of distortion

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“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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