MISSTATEMENT Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word misstatement. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MISSTATEMENT
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| distortion | noun n | |||||
noun • a change for the worse • a shape resulting from distortion • an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image • a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal) • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the mistake of misrepresenting the facts | ||||||
| error | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • inadvertent incorrectness • a misconception resulting from incorrect information • (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed • departure from what is ethically acceptable • (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer • part of a statement that is not correct | ||||||
| fabrication | noun n | |||||
noun • a deliberately false or improbable account • writing in a fictional form • the act of making something (a product) from raw materials • the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | ||||||
| fallacy | noun n | |||||
noun • a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning | ||||||
| falsehood | noun n | |||||
noun • a false statement • the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | ||||||
| inaccuracy | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being inaccurate and having errors | ||||||
| mendacity | noun n | |||||
noun • the tendency to be untruthful | ||||||
| misleading | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||
| misrepresentation | noun n | |||||
noun • a misleading falsehood • a willful perversion of facts | ||||||
| mistake | noun n | |||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • an understanding of something that is not correct • part of a statement that is not correct verb • identify incorrectly • to make a mistake or be incorrect | ||||||
| myth | noun n | |||||
noun • a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people | ||||||
| untruth | noun n | |||||
noun • a false statement | ||||||
| wrong | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth • contrary to conscience or morality or law • based on or acting or judging in error noun • that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law • any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right adverb • in an incorrect manner adjective satellite • not appropriate for a purpose or occasion • not functioning properly • not in accord with established usage or procedure • used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward • badly timed • characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules verb • treat unjustly; do wrong to | ||||||
| misreport | verb v | |||||
verb • To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of. noun • A false report. | ||||||