misstating
present participle ofmisstate
misstate
verb[T]
mainlyUSformaluk/ˌmɪsˈsteɪt/us/ˌmɪsˈsteɪt/toexpressafactthat is notcorrect:
Yesterday'sobituaryof Randall M. Klose misstated thedateof hisdeath.
Making mistakes
- balls
- balls(something)up
- blunder
- bodge
- boob
- botch
- misdiagnose
- misdiagnosis
- misdirect
- misdirection
- misgauge
- misremember
- misrender
- misstate
- mistake
- mistranscribe
- nod
- to err is human (to forgive divine).idiom
- trip(someone)up
- unforced
Examplesofmisstating
misstating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is doing them an injustice andmisstatingtheir unhappy position.
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The problem is not solved bymisstatingit or by caricaturing it.
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Accounting irregularities can consist of intentionallymisstatingamounts and other information in financial statements, or omitting information required to be disclosed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These standard rating definitions are designed to allow correct machine selection and valid comparisons between manufacturers to prevent them frommisstatingthe performance of their machines, and to guide designers.
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