单词 | misstated |
释义 | misstatedadj. Wrongly or misleadingly stated. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [adjective] misstated1661 incorrect1828 misreported1846 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xvii. 161 The mis-stated words are the original mistake. a1800 W. Cowper Yardley-Oak in W. Hayley Life & Posthumous Writings Cowper (1804) III. 411 Unrecorded facts Recov'ring, and mistated [1805 mis-stated] setting right. 1899 Catholic World June 398 Their judgments have been formed upon misstated facts. 1989 Times (Nexis) 2 Mar. The remark..which triggered the crisis was described as injudicious and mis-stated. 2000 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 10 June 29 Mr Thomas and Mr Harwood are also accused of not noticing the mis-stated debt levels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1661 |
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