misstate

[ mis-steyt ]

/ mɪsˈsteɪt /

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verb (used with object), mis·stat·ed, mis·stat·ing.

to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.

Origin of misstate

First recorded in 1640–50; mis-¹ + state

SYNONYMS FOR misstate

misreport, falsify, alter, distort.

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OTHER WORDS FROM misstate

mis·state·ment, nounmis·stat·er, noun

Words nearby misstate

misspeak, misspell, misspelling, misspend, misspent, misstate, misstep, miss the boat, miss the point, misstrike, missus

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Example sentences from the Web for misstate

In doing which, he begged to be corrected if he should misstate any thing.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton
They argue, wheedle, misstate, and finally convince the legislator that the measure is absurd.
Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913|Various
Don Christopher can have no motive to misstate, even were he capable of the meanness.
Mercedes of Castile|J. Fenimore Cooper
To misstate such business troubles is skating on the thin ice of libel, and newspapers are careful.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch|Amy Bell Marlowe

I am confident that her sister Esther will not misstate them.
Wheat and Huckleberries|Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile

British Dictionary definitions for misstate

misstate

/ (ˌmɪsˈsteɪt) /

verb

(tr) to state incorrectly

Derived forms of misstate

misstatement, noun

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单词	misstate
释义	misstate [ mis-steyt ] / mɪsˈsteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR misstate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), mis·stat·ed, mis·stat·ing. to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about. Origin of misstate First recorded in 1640–50; mis-¹ + state SYNONYMS FOR misstate misreport, falsify, alter, distort. SEE SYNONYMS FOR misstate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM misstate mis·state·ment, nounmis·stat·er, noun Words nearby misstate misspeak, misspell, misspelling, misspend, misspent, misstate, misstep, miss the boat, miss the point, misstrike, missus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for misstate In doing which, he begged to be corrected if he should misstate any thing. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)\|Thomas Hart Benton They argue, wheedle, misstate, and finally convince the legislator that the measure is absurd. Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913\|Various Don Christopher can have no motive to misstate, even were he capable of the meanness. Mercedes of Castile\|J. Fenimore Cooper To misstate such business troubles is skating on the thin ice of libel, and newspapers are careful. The Girl from Sunset Ranch\|Amy Bell Marlowe I am confident that her sister Esther will not misstate them. Wheat and Huckleberries\|Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile British Dictionary definitions for misstate misstate / (ˌmɪsˈsteɪt) / verb (tr) to state incorrectly Derived forms of misstate misstatement, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to misstate misrepresent, distort, twist, color, confuse, warp
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misstate

verb (used with object), mis·stat·ed, mis·stat·ing.

Origin of misstate

SYNONYMS FOR misstate

OTHER WORDS FROM misstate

Words nearby misstate

Example sentences from the Web for misstate

British Dictionary definitions for misstate

verb

Derived forms of misstate

Words related to misstate