as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media
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Recent Examples of misstate
This piece originally misstated the valuation of Twitter at the end of April.
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Tori Otten, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article misstated who won the 1984 pennant.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2023
An article about the arrest of a gunman who opened fire at a medical office in Atlanta misstated the address where the shooting took place.
—New York Times, 4 May 2023
An earlier version of this article misstated what the judge was expected to consider Monday.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2023
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Tori Otten, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article misstated who won the 1984 pennant.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2023
An article about the arrest of a gunman who opened fire at a medical office in Atlanta misstated the address where the shooting took place.
—New York Times, 4 May 2023
An earlier version of this article misstated what the judge was expected to consider Monday.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2023
See All Example Sentences for misstate
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“Misstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstate. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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