3
fib(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
3
gaffe(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
3
misconstruction
3
misquotation
3
misunderstanding(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
3
solecism(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
3
story(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
3
tale(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
2
burlesque
2
canard(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
2
cock-and-bull story(noun, expression, true, lie, story)
2
colouring
2
erratum(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
2
fault(noun, confusion, mistake, lapse, error)
2
forgery(noun, untruth)
2
howler
2
illusion(noun, neglect, confusion, fault, lapse)
2
inaccuracy(noun, confusion, fault, lie, lapse)
2
invention(trick, lie, sham, con, story)
2
inveracity(noun, true, lie)
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