Dictionary Definition
misstate v : state something incorrectly; "You
misstated my position"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- To make a statement that is in error, to say incorrectly, have a
slip
of the tongue. Implies an unintentional error in speaking
rather than an intentional lie.
- The speaker misstated the year of his grandfather's birth by a hundred years, it was an honest mistake, how often does one speak of the 1800s?
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
belie,
burlesque, camouflage, caricature, color, disguise, distort, dress up, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, falsify, fudge, garble, gild, gloss, gloss over, mask, miscite, miscolor, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misteach, overdraw, overstate, parody, pervert, slant, strain, titivate, travesty, trick out, twist, understate, varnish, warp, whitewash, wrench