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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This article originally misstated the full name of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
An earlier version of this article misstated a plot point from Han Kang’s 2014 novel, Human Acts.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
An earlier version misstated the percentage.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Defense lawyers also argued that Halligan made multiple mistakes before the grand jury, including misstating the law, using evidence from flawed search warrants and including information protected by attorney-client privilege.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
An earlier version of this article misstated a plot point from Han Kang’s 2014 novel, Human Acts.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
An earlier version misstated the percentage.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Defense lawyers also argued that Halligan made multiple mistakes before the grand jury, including misstating the law, using evidence from flawed search warrants and including information protected by attorney-client privilege.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Nov. 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 13 Dec. 2025.
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