misstatement

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an inaccurate or incorrect statement, especially one made unintentionally

   The company corrected a material misstatement in its annual report.

Formed from mis- ("wrongly, badly") + statement. The prefix marks the statement as incorrect without necessarily implying the deliberate deception suggested by lie.

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