Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misstate

/mɪsstˈeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: mis-state
IPA: /mɪsstˈeɪt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: misreport"
"The speaker misstated the year of his grandfather's birth by a hundred years, but it was an honest mistake: how often does one speak of the 1800s?"
"Correction: August 21, 2017 An earlier version of this article misstated the location of Wuhan. It is in Hubei Province, not Hebei."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English misstate From mis- + state.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

misstates (present, singular) misstating (participle, present) misstated (participle, past) misstated (past)

Derived Forms

misstater

Frequently Paired Words

misstatement misrepresent missummarize miscalculate

Synonyms

misreport

Rhymes With

great state wait late date rate hate first-rate straight eight create weight

Questions

How do you pronounce misstate?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsstˈeɪt/.
What does misstate mean?: To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue.
Where does misstate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English misstate From mis- + state.

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