Definition of MISSTATE

misstate

Verb

  • state something incorrectly
    • "You misstated my position"
  • To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue.

Examples

  • "The speaker misstated the year of his grandfather's birth by a hundred years, but it was an honest mistake: how often does one speak of the 1800s?"

Origin / Etymology

From mis- + state.

Scrabble Score: 10

misstate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
misstate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
misstate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

misstate is a valid Words With Friends word