wrongly imply
Frequency: 6.86.2 per million words
To suggest something incorrect, either by mistake or deliberately.
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Examples (10)
- The article wrongly implied that he was responsible for the accident.
- Her silence seemed to wrongly imply consent, leading to a misunderstanding.
- The sensational headline wrongly implied that the celebrity was involved in a scandal.
- He argued that the prosecutor had wrongly implied his guilt without sufficient evidence.
- Don't let the statistics wrongly imply that the problem has been solved entirely.
- The advertisement wrongly implied that their product could cure serious diseases.
- It would be easy to wrongly imply a connection where none truly exists.
- The ambiguous phrasing of the statement could wrongly imply malicious intent.
- She felt that the interviewer wrongly implied she lacked experience for the role.
- We must be careful not to wrongly imply blame without clear proof.