to misreport
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5.8
- verb
- /ˌmɪs.rɪˈpɔrt/
- Literature
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informar incorrectamente
- And yet, several of them have been shown to be overblown, misreported, or fabricated.
Examples
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In JULY 2004, a senate committee... #Senators slam CIA on Iraq intelligence# ...blasted the CIA for misreporting on wmds in Iraq.
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Amaral stated that doctors in her psychiatric hospital would misreport what treatments patients received in order to provide them with newer drugs while receiving reimbursement from SUS.
Academic text (2010) -
But the press will always misreport the event or not cover it at all.
Blog text (15) -
Maybe she got married and it was misreported.
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Explanation for those who missed it: CNN initially misreported the outcome.
Blog text (3) -
In a review of his books, only once did he admit that he had gravely misreported the famine.
Academic text (1991) -
The Khojali massacre was a tragic event in an ongoing war that has been misreported in Azeri news.
Blog text (24) -
The newspaper misreported the facts about the event, causing public confusion.
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After reviewing the data, it became clear that the company had misreported their financial losses.
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The journalist was criticized for misreporting the politician's statements during the interview.
Synonyms
97
4.6
To change facts so they become false or misleading
71
6.9
Give a false story about someone or something to trick people
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7.3
To make documents or facts not true to deceive people
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6.2
To say or report something that is not correct
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7.5
To change numbers or facts dishonestly to hide the truth
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8.0
To describe a person or thing unfairly
3
5.9
To say something that is not exactly what happened to make it look better
Change facts on purpose to make something seem better
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Etymology
The word misreport comes from the prefix mis- meaning 'wrong' and the word report meaning 'to tell facts'. To misreport is to 'tell the facts wrong', so it means to give incorrect or false information in a report.