misstate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /mɪsˈsteɪt/ UK /mɪsˈsteɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #1347814

Meanings

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verb
to state, report, or describe something incorrectly or misleadingly

The summary misstated the witness's position on the proposed law.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to state, report, or... misrepresentmisreportdistort

Opposites

state accuratelycorrect clarify

Word family

Derived forms misstatement

Related forms statemisquotemischaracterizemisinformation

Etymology

Formed from mis- ("wrongly, incorrectly") + state ("express in words"). The verb may describe either an accidental error or a misleading presentation, depending on context.

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