misdescribe
Give false details
To misdescribe is to describe something inaccurately or incorrectly.
The word implies error rather than deliberate deception: The listing misdescribed the property as having four bedrooms.
Legal contexts use it for misrepresentations in contracts or advertisements: The seller misdescribed the car's condition.
Express incorrectly
- misreportRelay information inaccurately
- mischaracterizePortray falsely or inaccurately
- misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
- distortTwist from original form
falsify · twist · garble · skew · slant · bias · color · spin
Cause false belief
- deceiveCause false belief
- fabricateInvent or manufacture
- lieDeliberate falsehood
- prevaricateSpeak misleadingly to deceive
dissemble · disinform · dupe · hoodwink · beguile · con · bamboozle · defraud
Express oneself incorrectly
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- slipMinor error or misstep
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
inaccuracy · misunderstanding · misinterpretation · miscommunication · erratum · misprint · typo · correction
Not accurate or true
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
- inexactLacking full accuracy
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
faulty · flawed · mistaken · wrong · unfaithful · unreliable · untrue · false
misstate
Express incorrectly
- misreportRelay information inaccurately
- mischaracterizePortray falsely or inaccurately
- misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
distort · falsify · twist · garble · skew · slant · bias · color · spin · embellish
mislead
Cause false belief
prevaricate · dissemble · disinform · dupe · hoodwink · beguile · con · bamboozle · defraud · duplicity
misspeak
Express oneself incorrectly
oversight · inaccuracy · misunderstanding · misinterpretation · miscommunication · erratum · misprint · typo · correction · clarification
incorrect
Not accurate or true
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
- erroneousContaining factual mistakes
- inexactLacking full accuracy
imprecise · faulty · flawed · mistaken · wrong · unfaithful · unreliable · untrue · false · misleading