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misreport

American  
[mis-ri-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˌmɪs rɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to report incorrectly or falsely.


noun

  1. an incorrect or false report.

misreport British  
/ ˌmɪsrɪˈpɔːt /

verb

  1. (tr) to report falsely or inaccurately

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an inaccurate or false report

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • misreporter noun

Etymology

Origin of misreport

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

Example Sentences

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The signals caused the equipment to misreport the aircraft’s location.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Weisselberg, who was charged along with the company last year, admitted in August to scheming with the Trump Organization and others not to report or to misreport substantial amounts of his and other employees' income.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2022

A confusing layout on the 2010 census form led some census takers to misreport the genders of opposite-sex couples, falsely inflating the number of same-sex households.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2022

They also routinely exaggerate or misreport their progress, the New Climate Institute report says.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2022

One that would neither misreport nor lie, Not to gain paradise: no, nor if the Pope, Charged him to do it—he is white as death.

From Queen Mary and Harold by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron