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

This article previously misstated details about the Faro Santander show. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026

An earlier version misstated the date. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 26 June 2026

Correction, June 25 The original version of this story misstated Treseder's title. — Ayesha Javed, Time, 24 June 2026

An earlier version of this article misstated the year traditional cigarette advertising was banned in F1. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 June 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