misstated

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of misstate.
  misstate

  verb (used with object)

  to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of misstate.
  misstate

  verb (used with object)

  to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.

Example Sentences

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misstated

Correction, Aug. 4, 2026: This article originally misstated that Hong is the Madison mayor.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

A previous version of this report misstated the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Thus, he both misstated the purpose and location of the gathering,” the JPMorgan spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

District Judge George Wu, misstated the law required to prove guilt, saying if Boylan “engaged in misconduct and/or acted with gross negligence,” he could be found guilty of the charge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

I can recall no instance in which he wilfully misstated a fact, or simulated a feeling, or used an argument which he knew to be unsound.

From Studies in Contemporary Biography by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce

Related Words

• distort
• misrepresent