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Definition of "misreport" [mis•re•port]

  • To report mistakenly or falsely. (verb-transitive)
  • An inaccurate or wrong report. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "misreport" in a sentence
  • "Fox News Channel talk-show host Bill O'Reilly used his "talking points" feature on Monday night (Feb. 28) to once again misreport the SpongeBob SquarePants issue, criticizing conservative "culture warriors" for allegedly saying that the popular children's cartoon character is gay."
  • "Any clue on what I can do? here as to why Vista seems to 'misreport' shrink-space availability, along with a few suggested solutions."
  • "That's triple the 7 percent "misreport" rate of taxpayers who make between $30,000 and $50,000 and well over double the 8 percent cheating rate by taxpayers between $50,000 and $100,000."