misreport

[ mis-ri-pawrt, -pohrt ]

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verb (used with object)

to report incorrectly or falsely.

noun

an incorrect or false report.

Origin of misreport

1375–1425; late Middle English misreport(e) (noun), misreporten (v.); see mis-¹, report

Other words from misreport

mis·re·port·er, noun

Words Nearby misreport

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How to use misreport in a sentence

Now this must be surely a misreport, as nothing could be more grossly incorrect than such a statement.
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British Dictionary definitions for misreport

misreport

/ (ˌmɪsrɪˈpɔːt) /

verb

(tr) to report falsely or inaccurately

noun

an inaccurate or false report

Derived forms of misreport

misreporter, noun

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