misspeak
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English misspeken, mispeken, mysspeken, from Old English *misspecan, missprecan (“to murmur”), equivalent to mis- speak.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]misspeak (third-person singular simple present misspeaks, present participle misspeaking, simple past misspoke, past participle misspoken)
- (transitive, intransitive, chiefly US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.
- Synonym: mistalk (uncommon)
- Either I misspoke or you misheard.
- 2020 September 30, “Trump Faces Torrent of Criticism From Fellow Republicans After Failing to Denounce White Supremacy”, in New York Times[1]:
- The president’s comments on Wednesday came after Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the chamber’s only Black Republican, said that “white supremacy should be denounced at every turn. I think he misspoke, I think he should correct it. If he doesn’t correct it I guess he didn’t misspeak.”
- 2022 October 5, Conrad Landin, “Network News: Labour resolves to put rail "in the hands of the public"”, in RAIL, number 967, page 16:
- In July, both Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves appeared to contradict the commitment to public ownership - but then subsequently said they had misspoken.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
Translations
[edit]to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly
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