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misstatement
mis·state M0344900 (mĭs-stāt′)tr.v. mis·stat·ed, mis·stat·ing, mis·states To state wrongly or falsely.
mis·state′ment n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | misstatement - a statement that contains a mistakestatement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"mistake, error - part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"malaprop, malapropism - the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similarslip of the tongue - an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking |
misstatementnounAn untrue declaration:canard, cock-and-bull story, falsehood, falsity, fib, fiction, inveracity, lie, misrepresentation, prevarication, story, tale, untruth.Informal: fish story, tall tale.Slang: whopper.Translationsmisstatement
Synonyms for misstatementnoun an untrue declarationSynonyms- canard
- cock-and-bull story
- falsehood
- falsity
- fib
- fiction
- inveracity
- lie
- misrepresentation
- prevarication
- story
- tale
- untruth
- fish story
- tall tale
- whopper
Words related to misstatementnoun a statement that contains a mistakeRelated Words- statement
- mistake
- error
- malaprop
- malapropism
- slip of the tongue
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