misstatev.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈsteɪt/, U.S.

/ˌmɪ(s)ˈsteɪt/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– misstate, 1600s– mistate.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, state v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + state v.

transitive. To state erroneously; to make wrong or misleading statements about. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > report or state wrongly [verb (transitive)]

misreportc1450

mistell1565

misrecite1573

misrelate1621

misstate1643

1643 [see misstating n. at Derivatives].

1646 J. Lilburne Innocency & Truth 18 He hath mistaken, and mistated my case.

1657 R. Sanderson 14 Serm. Pref. sig. C^v They mis-state the Question, when they talke of pressing Ceremonies.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. lxi. 281 You answer..by misquoting his words, and mistating his propositions.

1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 271 When a writer mis-states facts, be sure that he drives at no very laudable conclusion.

1864 R. Browning James Lee's Wife iv. iii Now do I mis-state, mistake?

1865 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 177 1617 I am not misstating the case.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 379/2 Occasionally he too mis-stated the meaning of the word he had invented.

1961 Economist 4 Nov. 435/1 Evans had misstated some of his evidence in support of his pet theories.

1987 S. Bellow More die of Heartbreak 29 But to say that he was alone misstates the case. He had a nice UNESCO pension.

Derivatives

misˈstater n.

ΚΠ

1859 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 404 That gross misstater of fact.

1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Oct. a18 A garbler of facts and a misstater of other people's positions.

misˈstating n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [noun] > act of giving

misrehearsal1472

misreportinga1513

misrelation1541

misreciting1572

misinformation1587

misrelating1625

misstating1643

1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. 61 Through the mis~stating of the points in question.

1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Feb. a25/1 Mr. Reagan's underestimating, misstating, fingerpointing, evasion and snake-oil remedies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misstate
释义	misstatev. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈsteɪt/, U.S. /ˌmɪ(s)ˈsteɪt/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– misstate, 1600s– mistate. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, state v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + state v. transitive. To state erroneously; to make wrong or misleading statements about. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > report or state wrongly [verb (transitive)] misreportc1450 mistell1565 misrecite1573 misrelate1621 misstate1643 1643 [see misstating n. at Derivatives]. 1646 J. Lilburne Innocency & Truth 18 He hath mistaken, and mistated my case. 1657 R. Sanderson 14 Serm. Pref. sig. C^v They mis-state the Question, when they talke of pressing Ceremonies. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. lxi. 281 You answer..by misquoting his words, and mistating his propositions. 1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 271 When a writer mis-states facts, be sure that he drives at no very laudable conclusion. 1864 R. Browning James Lee's Wife iv. iii Now do I mis-state, mistake? 1865 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 177 1617 I am not misstating the case. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 379/2 Occasionally he too mis-stated the meaning of the word he had invented. 1961 Economist 4 Nov. 435/1 Evans had misstated some of his evidence in support of his pet theories. 1987 S. Bellow More die of Heartbreak 29 But to say that he was alone misstates the case. He had a nice UNESCO pension. Derivatives misˈstater n. ΚΠ 1859 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 404 That gross misstater of fact. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Oct. a18 A garbler of facts and a misstater of other people's positions. misˈstating n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [noun] > act of giving misrehearsal1472 misreportinga1513 misrelation1541 misreciting1572 misinformation1587 misrelating1625 misstating1643 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. 61 Through the mis~stating of the points in question. 1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Feb. a25/1 Mr. Reagan's underestimating, misstating, fingerpointing, evasion and snake-oil remedies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1643
随便看	to stand in judgement to stand in judgement against to stand in line to stand in little stead to stand in need to stand in no service to stand in no stead to stand in one's own light to stand in one's stockings to stand in one's way to stand in print to stand in service to stand in state to stand in stead to stand in stead of a person to stand in store to stand in super to stand in terms to stand in the breach to stand in the gap to stand in the stead of a person to stand in the way to stand in the way of to stand in the way of a person to stand in the way of a thing