Misstatement
[mis-steyt] /mɪsˈsteɪt/
verb (used with object), misstated, misstating.
1.
to wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
/ˌmɪsˈsteɪt/
verb
1.
(transitive) to state incorrectly
n.
1790, from misstate + -ment.
v.
also mis-state, 1640s, from mis- (1) + state (v.). Related: Misstated; misstating.
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