misstatementn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌmɪ(s)ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/

Forms: 1700s mistatement, 1700s– misstatement.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, statement n.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + statement n. Compare earlier misstate v.

A wrong or erroneous statement.

ΘΚΠ

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

shepherd's calendar1506

misreport1530

misrecital1539

misinformation?1615

missaying1650

Plinyism1693

misstatement1790

1790 T. Burgess Divinity of Christ Notes 39 There is in this passage a mistatement of important circumstances.

1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 271 A very flagrant mis-statement in point of fact.

1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 265 Story-tellers make the gravest misstatements about men when they say that many wicked men are happy.

1923 National Geographic Mag. Jan. 72/2 Misstatements about Sardinia are..so numerous that they would, and do, fill many a book.

1986 Stone's Justices' Man. (ed. 118) I. 774 A person who..when required to give such information, knowingly makes any misstatement in respect thereof,..shall be liable to a fine.

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

单词	misstatement
释义	misstatementn. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌmɪ(s)ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ Forms: 1700s mistatement, 1700s– misstatement. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, statement n. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + statement n. Compare earlier misstate v. A wrong or erroneous statement. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [noun] > instance of shepherd's calendar1506 misreport1530 misrecital1539 misinformation?1615 missaying1650 Plinyism1693 misstatement1790 1790 T. Burgess Divinity of Christ Notes 39 There is in this passage a mistatement of important circumstances. 1818 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 33 271 A very flagrant mis-statement in point of fact. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 265 Story-tellers make the gravest misstatements about men when they say that many wicked men are happy. 1923 National Geographic Mag. Jan. 72/2 Misstatements about Sardinia are..so numerous that they would, and do, fill many a book. 1986 Stone's Justices' Man. (ed. 118) I. 774 A person who..when required to give such information, knowingly makes any misstatement in respect thereof,..shall be liable to a fine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790
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