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 suit alleges breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligent misrepresentation and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief.
    — Chaewon Chung July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • Following the report, both StubHub and Baker were hit with a class action lawsuit over allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation and violation of state consumer protection statutes among other claims.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of misrepresentation
Noun
  • Perez Hilton’s family is clearing up misinformation about his communication with the media and sharing a new update on his health following his disturbing livestream earlier this week.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This is the result of a campaign to discredit RCV with misinformation by politicians threatened by it.
    — Paul Haughey, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of misinformation
Noun
  • The only charge remaniing accuses Hayer of falsification of official document by an officer.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • In a federal investigation, Flores was charged with the deprivation of rights under color of law and falsification of records.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of falsification
Noun
  • His prose radiates an ecstatic pessimism, as if lit up from within by the relief of not having to sugarcoat things with comforting lies.
    — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Scammers often use one accurate detail to make a much larger lie feel believable.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of lie
Noun
  • That’s not an exaggeration, as Austin rents have been falling for several years.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In her Tinker Bell costume, Ashley seems as thirsty for a peach as Shamea is, reveling in the opportunity to tell her side of the story but obviously sprinkling her own fairy dust of exaggeration into the narrative.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of exaggeration
Noun
  • South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said exempting crypto from capital controls would create an unfair distortion.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • For oxygen measurement to be reliable, the industry needs robust sensors, better diagnostics, simpler field verification and installations that reduce the chance of sample distortion.
    — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of distortion

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“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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