as in misrepresented
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media
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Recent Examples of misstated
This story has been updated to remove a sentence about the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ current budget, which misstated its value and size relative to recent years.
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ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated which organization launched the field trip program.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
The location of one of the Kobo Sessions was also misstated.
—Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
An earlier version misstated his title.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
In the statement, Panama Ports Company also said the Panamanian state had previously misstated the compensation figure sought in press comments.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Correction, March 6 The original version of this article misstated the president of the National Iranian American Council's surname.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
The 9th Circuit had agreed with the state’s attorneys who said the judge had misstated California law.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated Nvidia’s revenue guidance.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated which organization launched the field trip program.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
The location of one of the Kobo Sessions was also misstated.
—Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
An earlier version misstated his title.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
In the statement, Panama Ports Company also said the Panamanian state had previously misstated the compensation figure sought in press comments.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Correction, March 6 The original version of this article misstated the president of the National Iranian American Council's surname.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
The 9th Circuit had agreed with the state’s attorneys who said the judge had misstated California law.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated Nvidia’s revenue guidance.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstated
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The suit claimed David severely misrepresented the calorie and fat content of each bar, which allegedly has 400% more fat and 80% more calories than advertised.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Lithgow didn’t elaborate on what had been misrepresented about Rowling’s views.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Objects were frequently distorted or missing key components.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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One slide showed the Pirates of the Caribbean alum on a FaceTime call with Daisy, whose face was distorted by a funny filter and framed by blonde side bangs.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Misstated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstated. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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