misspeak

verb

Definition of misspeaknext
as in to misstate

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Recent Examples of misspeak Somebody could misspeak, a camera could be seen. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 May 2026 The health secretary also appeared to misspeak at the meeting, saying two people had died of the disease. — Devi Shastri and Amanda Seitz The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Kennedy also seemed to misspeak in saying two people had died of measles. — Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025 These leaders don’t merely lie or misspeak or make light of life and death. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024 The Kremlin’s propaganda often uses instances of Biden misspeaking as proof of his ineptitude as the man in charge of Ukraine’s top military backer. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 12 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misspeak
  1. misstate
  2. misinterpret
  3. misrepresent
  4. distort
  5. garble
  6. falsify
  7. cook
  8. dissemble
Verb
  • Busfield’s team filed a motion on June 18 asking the court to throw out the indictment, arguing that the prosecution did not present a fair and impartial case and misstated the law to the grand jury.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Correction, July 14 The original version of this story misstated where Hanson appeared in Titanique.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of misstate
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  • Rajesh Exports denied these allegations of wrongdoing and said the discrepancies pointed out by SEBI misinterpret their consolidated global revenue and basic value additions.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The current debate often misinterprets AI's role, focusing too much on job replacement and efficiency.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of misinterpret
Verb
  • The student still needs enough subject knowledge to tell a sound argument from a merely plausible one, to notice a missing source, or to recognize that a polished chart misrepresents its data.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • We have been studied, tracked, misrepresented, and monetized by tools built without us and aimed at us.
    — Daphne Bryson Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of misrepresent
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  • Because siblings often share aspects of their childhood environment and genetic background, these comparisons can help account for family influences that might otherwise distort the results.
    — The Conversation US, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But scrutiny is not a licence to distort facts, amplify unsubstantiated allegations or manufacture distractions designed to undermine progress.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of distort
Verb
  • SecNav’s just a big fan, and that message got garbled in a chain-of-command game of telephone.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Data-poisoning tools like Nightshade, which can garble some AI outputs, may be a more effective solution for concerned artists.
    — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of garble
Verb
  • Santos is a former Congressman from New York who made waves during his time in the House for appearing to falsify much of his life story.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York.
    — Jessie DiMartino, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of falsify
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  • If hunting or skinning animals, use gloves, and cook game meat thoroughly before eating.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But without access to refrigeration, these vendors lack the broader inventory of a storefront like Gu Grocery, where Wang plans to sell an assortment of fresh produce and healthy pre-packaged meals cooked by her and her mom.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cook
Verb
  • Instead, whole grains and foods are dissembled into molecules which, with the help of artificial colorings, flavorings and gluelike emulsifiers, are heated, pounded, shaped or extruded into any food a manufacturer can dream up.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • When McKenzie asks him how much he’s contributed to the coffers of politicians, his dodging of the question is pure dissembling theater.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of dissemble

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“Misspeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misspeak. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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