Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wrong statement; an erroneous account or relation: as, a misstatement of facts in testimony, or of accounts in a report.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An incorrect statement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
statement that is false. Usually indicating an error rather than an intentionallie .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a statement that contains a mistake
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Examples
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If their misstatement is designed to mislead others, then they are lying; if not, then they are merely mistaken.
Creationism, defined 2006
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I love how "bald" modifies the euphemism "misstatement" - how does one blatantly and emphatically make a "misstatement"?
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That scares and angers us more than any so-called misstatement about the mood of the country.
CLINTON & McCAIN OUT OF TOUCH WITH AMERICANS / NOT OBAMA 2008
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Not everyone thinks walking back a misstatement is a sign of weakness.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Not everyone thinks walking back a misstatement is a sign of weakness.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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Not everyone thinks walking back a misstatement is a sign of weakness.
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Not everyone thinks walking back a misstatement is a sign of weakness.
NY Daily News THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011
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Not everyone thinks walking back a misstatement is a sign of weakness.
NY Daily News THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011
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Not everyone thinks walking back a misstatement is a sign of weakness.
NY Daily News THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011
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Nothing Biden said was characterized as a misstatement, though McCain campaign blogger found 14.
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