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mis·state
/
mɪsˈsteɪt
/
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mis-
steyt
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verb (used with object),
mis·stat·ed,
mis·stat·ing.
to
state
wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
Origin:
1640–50;
mis-
1
+
state
Related forms
mis·state·ment,
noun
mis·stat·er,
noun
Synonyms
misreport, falsify, alter, distort.
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misstate
(ˌmɪsˈsteɪt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to state incorrectly
mis'statement
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Mis-state
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So is
zedonk
. Does it mean:
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ort
. Does it mean:
So is
slumgullion
. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
misstate
also mis-state, 1640s, from
mis-
(1) +
state
(v.). Related: Misstated; misstatement.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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