misreport
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English misreporten, equivalent to mis- + report.
Verb
misreport (third-person singular simple present misreports, present participle misreporting, simple past and past participle misreported)
- (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.
Etymology 2
From Middle English mysreport, equivalent to mis- + report.
Noun
misreport (plural misreports)
- A false report.
Anagrams
- importers, promerits, reimports