Associations to the word «Misstate»

Wiktionary

MISSTATE, verb. To make a statement that is in error, to say incorrectly, have a slip of the tongue. Implies an unintentional error in speaking rather than an intentional lie.

Dictionary definition

MISSTATE, verb. State something incorrectly; "You misstated my position".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates