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misstate

[ mis-steyt ]

verb (used with object)

misstated, misstating.
  1. to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.

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misstate

/ ˌɪˈٱɪ /

verb

  1. tr to state incorrectly
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٲٱ𳾱Գ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٲٱmԳ noun
  • ·ٲİ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of misstate1

First recorded in 1640–50; mis- 1 + state
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Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health sciences who studies addiction at Northeastern University, said law enforcement officials have repeatedly misstated the dangers of fentanyl exposure in recent years.

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Jobs to Move America accused the company, one of the nation’s largest bus manufacturers, of misstating worker compensation in its factories.

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An earlier version of this article in one instance misstated the title of a Tony-winning Broadway show.

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An earlier version of this article misstated the status of the Canadian government’s guidelines on alcohol drinking.

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An earlier version of this article misstated the depth of continent-size “blobs” floating near Earth’s core.

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