missay
verb
mis·say
(ˈ)mi(s)+
transitive verb
: to speak evil of : slander
rebuked, reviled, missaid thee
Alfred Tennyson
Alfred Tennysonintransitive verb
: to say something wrong or incorrect
knew … what the press … would missay, misunderstand, understate, and exaggerate about him H. S. Canby
H. S. Canby
Word History
Etymology
Middle English misseyen, missayen, from mis- entry 1 + seyen, sayen to say