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
An earlier version misstated the timing.
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Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
An earlier version misstated his age.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Because of an editing error, an article on Sunday about the atrocities at Syrian prisons under Bashar al-Assad’s government misstated the number of years the Assad family was in power.
—New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
An earlier version misstated the figures.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Due to an editing error, a previous version of this article misstated when Luigi Mangione graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
At issue was a new feature that misstated students’ chances of getting into two highly selective Manhattan high schools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
This story originally misstated Levy's experience with government funding for bedbug research.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
An earlier version misstated the number of months.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
An earlier version misstated his age.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Because of an editing error, an article on Sunday about the atrocities at Syrian prisons under Bashar al-Assad’s government misstated the number of years the Assad family was in power.
—New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
An earlier version misstated the figures.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Due to an editing error, a previous version of this article misstated when Luigi Mangione graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
At issue was a new feature that misstated students’ chances of getting into two highly selective Manhattan high schools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
This story originally misstated Levy's experience with government funding for bedbug research.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
An earlier version misstated the number of months.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Misstated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstated. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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