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misreport en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌmɪsɹɪˈpɔː(ɹ)t/

Etymology

From Middle English misreporten, equivalent to mis- + report.

Meanings

  1. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
misreported Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misreported Tense=Past lexicographic
misreporting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misreports Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

missummarize

Deriveds

misreporter

Hypernyms

misrepresent

Relateds

misspeak

Synonyms

misstate

misreport en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmɪsɹɪˌpɔː(ɹ)t/

Etymology

From Middle English mysreport, equivalent to mis- + report.

Meanings

  1. A false report.
    • Near-synonym: misstatement

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
misreports Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

misrepresentation

Synonyms

misstatement