misspeak

[ mis-speek ]
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verb (used with or without object),mis·spoke, mis·spok·en, mis·speak·ing.

  1. to speak, utter, or pronounce incorrectly.

  2. to speak inaccurately, inappropriately, or too hastily.

Origin of misspeak

1
1150–1200; Middle English misspeken;see mis-1, speak; compare Old English missprecan to murmur

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