4
deviation(noun, twist, lapse, flaw, coarseness)
4
embellishment(noun, exaggeration, hype, overstatement, overestimation)
4
error(noun, deception, lie, sham, error)
4
fallacy(noun, cover, line, deception, lie)
4
false coloring(expression, idiom, falsehood)
4
fault(noun, blemish, error)
4
imperfection(noun, blemish, flaw, coarseness, roughness)
4
malconformation(noun, falsification, deformity)
4
misunderstanding(noun, misinterpretation)
4
story(noun, informal, deception, lie, sham)
4
turn(noun, verb, break, change, advance)
4
warping
3
abuse of terms(expression, idiom)
3
aggrandizement(noun, exaggeration, overestimation)
3
blister(noun, blemish)
3
buckle(noun, falsification, deformity)
3
casuistry(noun, cover, line, deception, lie)
3
check(noun, blemish)
3
crack(noun, blemish)
3
deceit(noun, cover, line, deception, lie)
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