misreport en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English misreporten, equivalent to mis- + report.
Meanings
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(transitive) To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.
Often, she would discover facts that had been overlooked or misreported by the mainstream press.
2009, David B. Sachsman, S. Kittrell Rushing, Roy Morris, Seeking a Voice, page 156:The wrong judgment that misleads us , and makes the will often fasten on the worse side , lies in misreporting upon the various comparisons of thes
1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:Near-synonym: misstate
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misreported | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misreported | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misreporting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misreports | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |