misreport

English

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /ˌmɪsɹɪˈpɔː(ɹ)t/

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• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪsɹɪˌpɔː(ɹ)t/

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Etymology 1

From Middle English misreporten, equivalent to mis- +‎ report.

Verb

misreport (third-person singular simple present misreports, present participle misreporting, simple past and past participle misreported)

1. (transitive) To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.

   Hypernym: misrepresent

   Coordinate term: missummarize

   Near-synonym: misstate

   • 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:

     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

   • 2009, David B. Sachsman, S. Kittrell Rushing, Roy Morris, Seeking a Voice, page 156:

     Often, she would discover facts that had been overlooked or misreported by the mainstream press.

See also

• misspeak

 

Etymology 2

From Middle English mysreport, equivalent to mis- +‎ report.

Noun

misreport (plural misreports)

1. A false report.

   Hypernym: misrepresentation

   Near-synonym: misstatement

Anagrams

• importers, promerits, reimports