as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media
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Recent Examples of misstate
Trump not only has misstated intelligence about Iran’s military potential.
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Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
This story has been updated to remove a sentence about the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ current budget, which misstated its value and size relative to recent years.
—ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated which organization launched the field trip program.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
The location of one of the Kobo Sessions was also misstated.
—Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
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Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
This story has been updated to remove a sentence about the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ current budget, which misstated its value and size relative to recent years.
—ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated which organization launched the field trip program.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
The location of one of the Kobo Sessions was also misstated.
—Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstate
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The authors, not content to simply defend their viewpoint, misrepresent our organization’s positions on the range of harms that children in DCFS custody experience.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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California’s consumer protection and false advertising laws also forbid misrepresenting goods or services.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The synthesis process consists of mixing bismuth ferrite with barium titanate to carefully engineer a strain, then growing the mixture as a thin film on a substrate that distorts its crystal structure.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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But in doing that, that distorts the economics for all patients everywhere.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Misstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstate. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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