misstatement

noun

Definition of misstatementnext
as in misrepresentation

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  1. misinformation
  2. lie
  3. exaggeration
  4. distortion
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
  • Finally, the true beauty of digital lies in its measurability.
    Aman Gupta, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • That potent and productive lie first emerged during the late 18th century, a byproduct of opportunism and the print revolution colliding with the material struggles of workers in unfree and expanding labor markets.
    Gunther Peck / Made by History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of lie
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
  • 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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