misstate
verb
mis·state
ˌmis-ˈstāt 
misstated; misstating; misstates
: to state incorrectly : give a false account of
The company misstated its profits.
Examples of misstate in a Sentence
The company misstated its profits.
An article in yesterday's paper misstated the name of the district attorney.
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An earlier version of this article misstated that fact.
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Due to an editing error, a previous version of this article misstated the victims’ names in the subheadline.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
This article originally misidentified a former Brightline conductor and misstated the amount of interest the company owed on its debt.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Correction The original version of this story misstated the first name of the founder of the Berggruen prize.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Due to an editing error, a previous version of this article misstated the victims’ names in the subheadline.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
This article originally misidentified a former Brightline conductor and misstated the amount of interest the company owed on its debt.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Correction The original version of this story misstated the first name of the founder of the Berggruen prize.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misstate
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“Misstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstate. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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