misspeak

verb

Definition of misspeaknext
as in to misstate

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Recent Examples of misspeak Somebody could misspeak, a camera could be seen. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 May 2026 The health secretary also appeared to misspeak at the meeting, saying two people had died of the disease. — Devi Shastri and Amanda Seitz The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Kennedy also seemed to misspeak in saying two people had died of measles. — Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025 These leaders don’t merely lie or misspeak or make light of life and death. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024 The Kremlin’s propaganda often uses instances of Biden misspeaking as proof of his ineptitude as the man in charge of Ukraine’s top military backer. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 12 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misspeak
  1. misstate
  2. misinterpret
  3. misrepresent
  4. distort
  5. garble
  6. falsify
  7. cook
  8. dissemble
Verb
  • Because of an editing error, an article on Page 11 this weekend about Asha Sharma, the chief executive of Microsoft’s Xbox division, misstates Sharma’s previous role at Microsoft.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The report defined improper or fraudulent enrollment as individuals misstating their income to gain access to free plans.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of misstate
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  • Without a way to connect those relationships, critical context gets lost, or misinterpreted, at every handoff.
    — Tom Dunlop, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But in my experience, if used on its own to diagnose, it can be easily misinterpreted.
    — Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of misinterpret
Verb
  • In response, the watchdog group Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint Wednesday with the State Bar of California asking it to investigate whether Zacharia misrepresented herself as a lawyer in violation of California law.
    — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But Amendment 83 has drawn an especially stark contrast between two types of Colorado’s hunters, with each claiming that the other is misrepresenting the interest of both the public and Centennial State hunters and anglers.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of misrepresent
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  • While there are men who have been affected — George Brett Olson has been one vocal example — the majority affected seem to be women, whose likenesses are often exaggerated or distorted for the purposes of sexualization.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The carbon molecules then distort the star’s light so much that almost all of it is squeezed into wavelengths beyond 600 nanometres.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of distort
Verb
  • SecNav’s just a big fan, and that message got garbled in a chain-of-command game of telephone.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Data-poisoning tools like Nightshade, which can garble some AI outputs, may be a more effective solution for concerned artists.
    — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of garble
Verb
  • According to Fleming, some people with anorexia have falsified their image using artificial intelligence or by submitting one of a friend or family member instead.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, a grand jury handed down a 30-count indictment against then-Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, for malfeasance, obstruction of justice and falsifying public records.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of falsify
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  • Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until browned all over and just cooked through, 3–4 minutes more.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At Helen, also downtown in a 1920s-era building, chef Rob McDaniel serves a menu almost entirely cooked over a grill that's inspired by his grandmother's open-fire cooking.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of cook
Verb
  • Instead, whole grains and foods are dissembled into molecules which, with the help of artificial colorings, flavorings and gluelike emulsifiers, are heated, pounded, shaped or extruded into any food a manufacturer can dream up.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • When McKenzie asks him how much he’s contributed to the coffers of politicians, his dodging of the question is pure dissembling theater.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of dissemble

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“Misspeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misspeak. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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