misstate
verb (used with object)
to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
has misstated
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present perfectof misstate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Well, that's an important point. The EU has misstated the law," Khan said.
From Reuters ● Dec. 5, 2022
“In arguing otherwise, the trustee has misstated both the facts that JPMorgan has presented to him and the requirements imposed by federal law.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2011
The lad has misstated an argument from ignorance of Bentham and Austin.
From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Sir Leslie Stephen
The amiable New York Tribune, chuckling over a false rumor that you were denied its further use, has misstated the facts.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
