Misrepresent, misinterpret, complicate, pervert, cook, slant, fudge, misrelate, color, bend, misspeak, mistranslate, lie, whitewash, veil, gloss (over), prevaricate, mix (up), bowdlerize, palter, distort, falsify, obscure, twist, confuse, garble, warp, censor, mistake, dissemble, disguise, mask, camouflage, belie, misdescribe, mystify, equivocate, confound, and fib.
Example Sentences of Misstate
It is easy to misstate a quote when rushed.
The article does not misstate the city’s charm.
He did not mean to misstate her opinion.
Lawyers warned her not to misstate her income.
The brochure could misstate the hotel’s location.
He might misstate his contribution to the project.
A small error can misstate the whole report.
The translation may misstate the poet’s intent.
The witness began to misstate the events.
She worried she would misstate the instructions.