misdescription

noun

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as in misstatement

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  1. misconstruction
  2. misinterpretation
  3. misunderstanding
  4. misconception
  5. miscalculation
  6. misimpression
Noun
  • Ohanian used his misconstruction of employment figures as the basis for a wide-ranging critique of California economic policy, mostly citing how the high cost of living drives people out of the state.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • This is a gross misconstruction of federal law.
    Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion (TNS), Star Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
Definition of misconstruction
Noun
  • But the debate over nativity scenes in public places began in the later part of the century, rooted in a fundamental misinterpretation of what the Founders intended in the text of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This clear language outlines the exact amount, payment schedule, method and additional terms, leaving little room for misinterpretation or disputes.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of misinterpretation
Noun
  • But the screen name did lead to a funny misunderstanding.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Christmas episodes are a chance for shows to showcase their strengths, and these back-and-forth misunderstandings are peak Arrested Development.
    Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of misunderstanding
Noun
  • Beyond tackling the prominent misconception that there were no more Indigenous people in the region, Abbott faced a multitude of challenges to increasing tribe membership.
    Andrea Durán, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
  • That's a common misconception because, of course, famously Nosferatu was made without getting the rights to Dracula and Stoker's [estate] sued them for copyright infringement—tried to get the film destroyed, almost succeeded.
    Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of misconception
Noun
  • In the 2010s, his career miscalculations began to accumulate: His movies weren’t making money.
    E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The list of mistakes and miscalculations that turned Intel from an unbeatable industry titan into its current ailing and rudderless state is a long one.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of miscalculation
Noun
  • Revealing unverified or incomplete information could hurt investigations, prejudice prosecutions, violate privacy or create misimpressions, according to the agency.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • For roughly four hours, the hearing played out as a fusillade of statistics, impressions and misimpressions, as Republicans argued that New York was a hellscape of unchecked violence and chaos — viral videos of which were shown on local news programs around the country to to prove it.
    Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
Definition of misimpression
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