11
distortion(noun, deception, lie, sham, falsehood)
11
misrepresentation(noun, true, lie, bias, falsehood)
9
falsehood(noun, trick, true, lie, sham)
9
lie(noun, deception, true, sham, bias)
8
error(noun, confusion, deception, fault, lie)
7
falsification(noun, trick, lie, sham, falsehood)
7
mistake(noun, slip, lapse, error, blunder)
7
untruth(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
6
falsity(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
5
exaggeration(noun, untruth, misrepresentation)
5
fabrication(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
5
prevarication(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
4
fiction(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
4
misinterpretation(noun, neglect, confusion, fault, lie)
4
perversion(noun, untruth)
3
bloomer(noun, lapse, blunder, miscalculation, gaffe)
3
blooper(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
3
blunder(noun, slip, confusion, fault, mistake)
3
equivocation(noun, deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
3
faux pas(noun, expression, confusion, fault, lapse)
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