misrepresentation

noun

Definition of misrepresentationnext
as in misstatement

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  1. misinformation
  2. distortion
  3. exaggeration
  4. lie
  5. falsehood
  6. untruth
  7. fabrication
  8. mendacity
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
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
Noun
  • Then the Niners, trailing by five with 2:10 to play, could only muster one play before Purdy, who spent much of this game running for his life — and that’s barely an exaggeration — threw an interception without a 49ers receiver in the vicinity.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This isn’t an exaggeration: In one study, women living with home clutter were actually found to have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of exaggeration
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
Noun
  • Looking Ahead The central challenge is swiftly distinguishing between truth and falsehood in an era where milliseconds matter.
    Yasin Dus, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Their ire was not solely about the RFK matter, though mentions included falsehoods about taxpayer dollars being involved.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of falsehood
Noun
  • Badawi, having traveled to more than 34 African countries, dismantles many untruths in this prolific book.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Social media appears to be just as effective in spreading untruths and even ethnic barbs in Ethiopia.
    James Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2016
Definition of untruth
Noun
  • Unique design elements in the boutique include the Black Bay 58 experience table that allows its clients to engage with the fabrication of the product.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The designer leaned into his formidable cutting skills and theatrical bent, designing with high-tech fabrications that interact with smartphones, with foam-like materials, and experimenting in garment reconfiguration.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fabrication
Noun
  • Biden’s half-century political career is littered with mendacity, self-dealing, and crass calculations.
    The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
  • But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of mendacity
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