misstate

verb

mis·state | \ ˌmis-ˈstāt

misstated; misstating; misstates

Definition of misstate

transitive verb

: to state incorrectly : give a false account of

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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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Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the gender of the person killed in a crash on Colonial Drive. — Cristóbal Reyes, orlandosentinel.com, "1 person killed in east Orange County crash, FHP says," 3 July 2019 This article initially misstated the company’s total workforce. — Mike Rogoway, oregonlive.com, "Vancouver startup RealWear raises $80 million for augmented reality hardhat," 1 July 2019 The original version of this story misstated the status of a bill that would allow China to extradite residents of Hong Kong. — John Walcott, Time, "The U.S. and China Will Resume Talks Amid Ongoing Trade War," 24 June 2019 Editor's Note: This article originally misstated the location of Big Box Canyon. — Kevin Heiden, National Geographic, "Waterfalls can form in a surprising new way. Here's how.," 13 Mar. 2019 The settlement, reached in December 2017, stemmed from Frank's claim that Avenatti's firm failed to pay him more than $18 million that he was owed as a non-equity partner of the firm, and that Avenatti misstated the firm's profits. — Maeve Reston And Sara Sidner, CNN, "Judge orders firm of Stormy Daniels' attorney to pay $10 million judgment," 22 May 2018 In his state of the city address Mayor Fischer talks about the future of Louisville. Jan. 4, 2018 Astrid Hacker/Courier Journal Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the dollar amount for the general fund budget. — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "Here's how Mayor Greg Fischer wants to spend your Louisville tax dollars," 26 Apr. 2018 Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated who had a bottle thrown at them. — Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, "New York City Would Really Rather Not Talk About Its Slavery-Loving Past," 15 Apr. 2015 Trump misspelled Kim's name and misstated his title. — Callum Borchers, Washington Post, "President Trump, your source for breaking news about North Korea," 29 May 2018

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