misstate

verb

mis·​state ˌmis-ˈstāt 

misstated; misstating; misstates

transitive verb

: to state incorrectly : give a false account of

The company misstated its profits.

misstatement

ˌmis-ˈstāt-mənt 

noun

Synonyms of misstate

• misrepresent
• distort

Examples of misstate in a Sentence

The company misstated its profits.

An article in yesterday's paper misstated the name of the district attorney.

Recent Examples on the Web

Because of an editing error, an article on Page 11 this weekend about Asha Sharma, the chief executive of Microsoft’s Xbox division, misstates Sharma’s previous role at Microsoft. — New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

The report defined improper or fraudulent enrollment as individuals misstating their income to gain access to free plans. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

An earlier version of this article misstated which New York location the Kusama exhibition will appear at. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

The email version of this misstated the investment threshold on one reference. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misstate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

misstate

verb

mis·​state (ˈ)mis-ˈstāt 

: to state incorrectly

misstatement

-mənt 

noun