misreport
/ˌmɪsɹɪˈpɔː(ɹ)t/
misreport verb: to report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.
Verb
misreport (third-person singular simple present misreports, present participle misreporting, simple past and past participle misreported)
- To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.
- Near-synonym: misstate
- The wrong judgment that misleads us , and makes the will often fasten on the worse side , lies in misreporting upon the various comparisons of thes1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- misstate
Noun
IPA/ˈmɪsɹɪˌpɔː(ɹ)t/
misreport (plural misreports)
- A false report.
- Near-synonym: misstatement
- Synonyms:
- misstatement
misreport meaning in Tamil and Urdu
misreport in Tamil
- தவறான அறிக்கை
misreport in Urdu
- غلط خبر دینا
Synonyms of misreport
Forms of misreport
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | misreports |
| present participle | misreporting |
| past participle | misreported |
| past | misreported |
| Noun | |
| plural | misreports |
Origin of misreport
From Middle English misreporten, equivalent to mis- + report.
From Middle English mysreport, equivalent to mis- + report.
Words formed from misreport
Words that rhyme with misreport
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- export
- mort
- assort
- escort
- fort
- quart
- resort
- retort
- thwart
- wart
- cavort
- comport
- detort
- distort
- extort
- swart
- transport
- apport
- come short
- consort
- contort
- desport
- ort
- purport
- reimport
- tort
- accourt
- aport
- asnort
- asport
- bort
- coreport
- Crown Court
- dort
- exhort
- Isle aux Morts
- kangaroo court
- reexport
- rereport
- rort
- skort
- spoilsport
- torte
- worrywart
Questions about misreport
- What does misreport mean?
- Misreport means to report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.
- What is misreport in Tamil?
- Misreport in Tamil is தவறான அறிக்கை. See Misreport meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is misreport?
- Misreport can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce misreport?
- Misreport is pronounced /ˌmɪsɹɪˈpɔː(ɹ)t/.
- What is the past tense of misreport?
- The past tense of misreport is misreported.
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Source and license
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