misreporting
|mis-re-port-ing|
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/ˌmɪs.rɪˈpɔːr.tɪŋ/
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/ˌmɪs.rɪˈpɔː.tɪŋ/
(misreport)
inaccurate reporting
Etymology
'misreport' originates from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and the word 'report' from Latin 'reportare', where 're-' meant 'back' and 'portare' meant 'to carry'.
'misreport' evolved from the Old French word 'reporter', which was adopted into Middle English as 'report', and later combined with the prefix 'mis-' to form 'misreport'.
Initially, it meant 'to carry back information wrongly', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'reporting inaccurately'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
the act of reporting something inaccurately or falsely.
The journalist was accused of misreporting the facts.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:45