misreport

present singular third person misreports · participle present misreporting · participle past misreported · past misreported

1. transitiveTo report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.

   Near-synonym: misstate

   2 more examples

   The wrong judgment that misleads us , and makes the will often fasten on the worse side , lies in misreporting upon the various comparisons of thes

   1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC

   Often, she would discover facts that had been overlooked or misreported by the mainstream press.

   2009, David B. Sachsman, S. Kittrell Rushing, Roy Morris, Seeking a Voice, page 156

   Synonyms: misstate

plural misreports

1. A false report.

   Near-synonym: misstatement

   Synonyms: misstatement