misstate
Report it inaccurately
To misstate is to state incorrectly or inaccurately—to get the facts wrong, whether through error or intention.
The witness misstated the time of the accident.
Critics accused the senator of misstating his opponent's position.
The noun misstatement often appears in legal and financial contexts where accuracy matters: material misstatements in the audit.
False or misleading statement
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- distortionTwisting from original state
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- untruthA false statement
fabrication · falsehood · deception · dishonesty · prevarication · perjury · fib · lie
Rapid rotation around axis
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- garbleDistort into confusion
- mangleSeverely damage or distort
muddle · conflate · oversimplify · embellish · obfuscate · mischaracterize · skew · slant
Wrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- slipMinor error or misstep
- gaffeClumsy social error
oversight · flaw · misinterpretation · discrepancy · inexactness · misjudgment · misreading · miscommunication
misrepresentation
False or misleading statement
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- distortionTwisting from original state
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
untruth · fabrication · falsehood · deception · dishonesty · prevarication · perjury · fib · lie · mislead
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- garbleDistort into confusion
mangle · muddle · conflate · oversimplify · embellish · obfuscate · mischaracterize · skew · slant · warp
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- slipMinor error or misstep
gaffe · oversight · flaw · misinterpretation · discrepancy · inexactness · misjudgment · misreading · miscommunication · misunderstanding
retract
Withdraw something said
revise · correct · emend · recant · withdraw · disavow · acknowledge · apologize · backtrack · walk back
- Misrepresentationmisrepresent, distort, falsify, misquote, twist
- miscommunicationmix-up, mixed signals, confusion, mixed messages, crossed wires
- misunderstandingmisunderstand, misinterpret, miscommunication, misconception, misconstrue
misstateclarify
Make something understandable
explain · illuminate · elucidate · illustrate · make clear
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