misreport 1 of 2

noun

Definition of misreportnext
as in misrepresentation

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misreport

2 of 2

verb

as in to distort

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreport
  1. distort
  2. mislead
  3. misinformation
  4. deceive
  5. lie
  6. falsify
  7. conceal
  8. distortion
Verb
  • Brunson and Towns are confounding opposing defenses in two-man action, and this starting lineup can comfortably go five out to lengthen and distort the floor.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
  • While bitcoin mining holds promise, government subsidies for traditional renewable projects can distort the market.
    Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of distort
Verb
  • Trump’s lawsuit contends this editing decision was meant to intentionally assist his opponent and mislead the public, which CBS News has disputed.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In a prepared statement in November, Werfel said businesses should review their claims and see if they were misled by firms marketing the tax credit.
    Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of mislead
Noun
  • On the contrary, many disingenuous media overwhelmed the favorable outlook with misinformation that continues unabated from domestic and foreign perpetrators.
    Matthew A. Winkler Bloomberg Opinion (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Politicization has also been compounded by broad misinformation about vaccines.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of misinformation
Verb
  • The federal agency claims drivers were forced to use the accounts to get paid and were deceived about how to access their earnings, with Walmart threatening to fire workers who did not comply.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues that allowing such participation misleads and deceives fans.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of deceive
Noun
  • Finally, the true beauty of digital lies in its measurability.
    Aman Gupta, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In between lies what's known as the area of separation. Rebels, some of them receiving Israeli aid, had previously seized positions on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights at the onset of the country's civil war.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of lie
Verb
  • Even without absorbing the northern neighbor into the U.S. or getting his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records overturned, Trump should have little trouble entering Canada.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Trump, who was found guilty in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has denied any wrongdoing.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of falsify
Verb
  • With its sweeping hood concealing a 382 hp, 3.0-liter BMW M TwinPower Turbo inline-six engine, and with M light-alloy wheels (19-inch at the front and 20-inch at the back) wrapped in ultra-sticky Michelins, the car is purposeful, athletic, and elegant.
    Nick Czap, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Officers uncovered the remains of four monkeys, identified as bushmeat, concealed among other items.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of conceal
Noun
  • Strong pay gains appear to be a holdout while other Covid-era distortions fade, Elyse Ausenbaugh, head of investment strategy at JPMorgan Wealth Management, wrote in commentary issued Friday.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • To be sure, this report, written under the guise of international law and human rights, is utterly baseless, replete with malicious lies and gross distortions of fact, as well as wholesale fabrications of law.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of distortion
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