faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
語弊があるかもしれないが率直に言う。
It may be misleading, but I will speak frankly.
語弊を恐れずに言えば失敗に近い結果だ。
If I may speak without fear of being misunderstood, the result was close to a failure.
その表現には少し語弊がある。
That expression is somewhat misleading.