MISSTATE

misstate

(verb) state something incorrectly; “You misstated my position”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

misstate (third-person singular simple present misstates, present participle misstating, simple past and past participle misstated)

To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue.

Anagrams

• etatisms, mistaste

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*state", v. t.

Definition: To state wrongly; as, to misstate a question in debate. Bp. Sanderson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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