misspeak

[mis-speek]

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

to speak, utter, or pronounce incorrectly.
to speak inaccurately, inappropriately, or too hastily.

Origin of misspeak

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

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Related Words for misspoken

mislead, promote, misrepresent, deceive, pervert, frame, bull, invent, dupe, beguile, fake, prevaricate, concoct, equivocate, snow, fib, fudge, falsify, victimize, palter

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Contemporary Examples of misspoken

Later, administration officials said that she had misspoken.
Japan Crisis: The Nuclear Energy Backlash
Tara McKelvey
March 12, 2011
“On a few occasions I have misspoken about my service, and I regret that and take full responsibility,” he said.
Another Vietnam Casualty
Mitchell Blumenthal
May 19, 2010

Word Origin and History for misspoken

misspeak

late 14c., "to say amiss," also "to speak insultingly," from mis- (1) + speak. Related: Misspeaking; misspoken. Old English missprecan meant "to grumble, murmur."