misrelationn.
/ˌmɪsrᵻˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɪsrəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmɪsriˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ rare.
Inaccurate or imperfect relation (in various senses); an instance of this.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [noun] > act of giving
misrehearsal1472
misreportinga1513
misrelation1541
misreciting1572
misinformation1587
misrelating1625
misstating1643
1541 T. Wyatt in K. Muir Life & Lett. (1963) vi. 203 A man wolde thynke rather he beinge an Imbassadoure myght do more dyspyte towarde the kynge. There he myght playe the falce knave and dyscover and mayke mysrelation and such partes.
1655 J. Bramhall Def. True Liberty Ep. Ded. To press home those things in writing..(a course much to be preferred before verbal conferences, as being..less subject to mistakes and misrelations).
1788 J. Fitch Orig. Steam-boat Supported 11 Another circumstance corroborates my assertion of misrelation of facts, as to time.
1911 Publ. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 12 574 Retardation of school children in general terms expresses a misrelation between the age of the children, and the grades appropriate to their age.
1993 Orlando Sentinel (Nexis) 29 Oct. 5 The disease is being out of relationship with God, neighbor and self. Knowledge of this misrelation to God cannot be fully grasped by reason.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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