misstate
[mis-steyt]
verb (used with object), mis·stat·ed, mis·stat·ing.
to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
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falsehood, exaggeration, distortion, inaccuracy, fabrication, lie, story, coloring, stretch, slant, twist, untruth, adulteration, falsification, mutilationExamples from the Web for misstatement
Contemporary Examples of misstatement
CORRECTION: Because of an editing error, this article contained a misstatement about grants of citizenship versus living permits.
Historical Examples of misstatement
But real patriotism is one thing and misstatement is another.
Tales of FishesZane Grey
Failures due to misstatement of fact are of endless variety.
The Measurement of IntelligenceLewis Madison Terman
Had he made any misstatement, he would have been immediately contradicted.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921Thomas J. Campbell
How the misstatement came to be made, I do not know and will not speculate.
Pharisaism, Its Aim And Its MethodR. Travers Herford
Was this playful punning or a half-serious attempt to correct a misstatement?
Children's WaysJames Sully
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