What is another word for misstatement?
Pronunciation:
[ mɪsstˈe͡ɪtmənt], [ mɪsstˈeɪtmənt], [ m_ɪ_s_s_t_ˈeɪ_t_m_ə_n_t]
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Similar words for misstatement:
- distortion (noun)
- exaggeration (noun)
- false colors (noun)
- falsehood (noun)
- lie (noun)
- misrepresentation (noun)
- misstatement (noun)
- mistake (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- pretense (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Misstatement:
n.
• distortion (noun)- buckle,
- baloney,
- malformation,
- crock,
- bend,
- bs,
- line,
- crookedness,
- warp,
- misuse,
- torture,
- contortion,
- Misshape,
- bias,
- perversion,
- misinterpretation.
- dissimulation,
- fable,
- half truths,
- untruthfulness,
- hogwash,
- coverup,
- Untruism,
- perjury,
- dishonesty,
- feigning,
- figment,
- fibbery,
- fallaciousness,
- erroneousness,
- fakery,
- half truth,
- cover up,
- equivocation,
- cover-up,
- deceit,
- yarn,
- fraud,
- mendacity,
- fallacy,
- deception,
- falseness.
- defamation,
- invention,
- forgery,
- vilification,
- subterfuge,
- myth,
- white lie,
- Backbiting,
- hyperbole,
- obloquy,
- revilement,
- Reviling,
- Calumniation,
- libel,
- evasion,
- detraction,
- guile,
- aspersion,
- calumny,
- slander.
- muddle,
- illusion,
- blunder,
- solecism,
- misapprehension,
- neglect,
- misapplication,
- miscalculation,
- fluff,
- misstep,
- blooper,
- oversight,
- flub,
- lapse,
- omission,
- slight,
- faux pas,
- fault,
- bungle,
- snafu,
- slip,
- aberration,
- delusion,
- slipup,
- Misjudgment,
- typographical error,
- inadvertence,
- false step,
- erratum,
- confusion.
- mutilation,
- mistake,
- Malconformation,
- booboos,
- jazz,
- disinformation,
- falsehood,
- schtick,
- underestimations,
- Double dealing,
- jive,
- underestimation,
- overestimation,
- gaffe,
- shufflings,
- mutilations,
- twistedness,
- falsifications,
- BSS,
- false move,
- slip of tongue,
- falsification,
- statement,
- misinformation,
- misconception,
- misprint,
- posturings,
- misstatement,
- boo-boos,
- pretense,
- misprints,
- distortion,
- dumb act,
- booboo,
- boo-boo,
- fraudulence,
- jives,
- Intorsion,
- tall story,
- mis-statement,
- Inveracity.
- acting,
- shuffling,
- excuse,
- charade,
- mask,
- ostentation,
- wile,
- semblance,
- guise,
- insincerity,
- appearance,
- make-believe,
- claim,
- act,
- posing,
- display,
- pretentiousness,
- posturing,
- gag,
- ruse,
- simulation,
- stall,
- cloak,
- routine,
- artifice,
- veneer,
- double-dealing,
- facade,
- stunt,
- affectation,
- trickery,
- masquerade,
- veil,
- faking,
- pretext.
Other synonyms:
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- falsity,
- whopper,
- tale,
- prevarication.
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- fiction.
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- story.
- colouring,
- misrepresents,
- miscount,
- suggestio falsi,
- falsifying,
- dissembling,
- failure,
- mistranslation,
- corrigendum,
- departure,
- travesty,
- expressionism,
- misrepresenting,
- confabulation,
- misunderstanding,
- slanting,
- miscarriage,
- Misteaching,
- lapsus linguae,
- howler,
- bloomer,
- typo,
- litotes,
- misplay,
- daubing,
- deformation,
- Misreport,
- lampoon,
- understatement,
- abstractionism,
- false swearing,
- cunning,
- true,
- scratch,
- clerical error,
- change,
- take off,
- parody,
- artfulness,
- miss,
- misdeal,
- twisting,
- Overdrawing,
- warping,
- malapropism,
- daub,
- Garbling,
- misidentification,
- miscoloring,
- human error,
- misconstrual,
- straining,
- misrepresent,
- gloss,
- burlesque,
- misconstruction,
- malaprop,
- faute,
- unfairness,
- injustice,
- caricature,
- misquotation,
- overstatement,
- Miscitation,
- bad likeness,
- anamorphosis,
- alteration.
How to use "Misstatement" in context?
Definition of "misstatement"
A statement is a factual statement that is not true. A misstatement is a mistake in the statement. There are six types of misstatement: 1. Facts: a statement contains information that is not accurate. This could be due to forgetfulness, inattention, or deliberate falsehood. 2. Opinions: a statement reflects one's personal opinion, and is not necessarily accurate. 3. Conclusions: a statement draws a definite, although unsupported, conclusion. 4. Assumptions: a statement makes an assumption without providing sufficient evidence to support it. 5.
Paraphrases for Misstatement:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
distortion, miscarriage, misconception.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
error, inaccuracy, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mistake.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Misstatement:
Hyponym for Misstatement:
n.
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