misstatement
misstatement — noun
- misstatementsingular
- misstatementsplural
1. a written or spoken claim that contains an error — for example, a company wrongl
a written or spoken claim that contains an error — for example, a company wrongly reporting its profits, or a news reporter giving the wrong figures on air
The mining company's 2023 report contained a serious misstatement about its copper production in Chile.
collocation: serious misstatement — emphasises severity
In court, the witness corrected a minor misstatement about the time she saw the suspect.
misstatement + about [topic]
Kwame's editor asked him to fix a misstatement before the article went to print.
An auditor discovered a financial misstatement that Valentina's team had overlooked for nearly three years.
Deepa apologised for the misstatement on the news, explaining that the data was mislabelled.
- error
broader term covering mistakes in calculation, judgment, or action; 'misstatement' is limited to spoken or written claims
- inaccuracy
suggests a slight wrongness, often in measurements or details; less formal than 'misstatement'
- falsehood
implies deliberate lying; 'misstatement' is neutral on intent
- truth
a statement that matches the facts
- correction
the act of making a misstatement right
文法句型
misstatement + about + noun/noun phrase
misstatement + in + noun/noun phrase
用法筆記
Most often found in formal, professional contexts such as law, finance, and journalism. In accounting and auditing, the phrase 'material misstatement' refers to an error large enough to influence the decisions of people using the financial statements. 'Misstatement' is neutral about intent — it does not itself imply a lie, though it can be used to describe a deliberate falsehood as well as an honest mistake.