misreport
A false report.
Noun
- A false report.
- Near-synonym: misstatement
Synonyms: misstatement
Hypernyms: misrepresentation
Origin
From Middle English mysreport, equivalent to mis- + report.
Forms
Verb
- To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.
- Near-synonym: misstate
- 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...
- 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
Hypernyms: misrepresent
Coordinate Terms: missummarize
Origin
From Middle English misreporten, equivalent to mis- + report.