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Webster 1913 Edition


Misreport

Misˊre-port′

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Verb.
T.
&
I.
To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.
Locke.

Misˊre-port′

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Noun.
An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given.
Denham. South.

Webster 1828 Edition


Misreport

MISREPORT

,
Verb.
T.
To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.

MISREPORT

,
Noun.
An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given.

Definition 2024


misreport

misreport

English

Verb

misreport (third-person singular simple present misreports, present participle misreporting, simple past and past participle misreported)

  1. (transitive) To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of John Locke to this entry?)
    • 2009, David B. Sachsman, ‎S. Kittrell Rushing, ‎Roy Morris, Seeking a Voice (page 156)
      Often, she would discover facts that had been overlooked or misreported by the mainstream press.

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