misstate
misstate · misstates · misstated · misstating
To make a statement that is in error, inadvertentlyTo make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue.
US/mɪsstˈeɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesTo make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue.
Near-synonym: misreport
The speaker misstated the year of his grandfather's birth by a hundred years, but it was an honest mistake: how often does one speak of the 1800s?
More definitions
- state something incorrectly
Translations
1 languagesForms
misstates, misstating, misstated, misstatedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsDerivedmisstater
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle