All misstatement synonyms
mis·state
M m noun misstatement
- misrepresentation — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- distortion — an act or instance of distorting.
- inaccuracy — something inaccurate; error.
- fabrication — the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
- lie — Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- story — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- coloring — The coloring of something is the color or colors that it is.
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- slant — to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- untruth — the state or character of being untrue.
- adulteration — an adulterating or being adulterated
- falsification — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.