misrelating

/ˌmɪsrɪˈleɪtɪŋ/
verb
  1. The act of telling or reporting something incorrectly or inaccurately.
    • Misrelating the facts can lead to serious misunderstandings in a court of law.
    • The journalist was accused of misrelating the politician's speech to make it sound more controversial.
    • He kept misrelating the same joke, getting the punchline wrong every time.
  2. The act of incorrectly connecting or associating one thing with another.
    • Misrelating symptoms to the wrong disease is a common mistake among new doctors.
    • By misrelating the two concepts, the author confused many readers.
    • The teacher corrected the student for misrelating the historical figure to the wrong century.
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