Misstatement

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A wrong statement; an erroneous account or relation: as, a misstatement of facts in testimony, or of accounts in a report.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An incorrect statement.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A statement that is false. Usually indicating an error rather than an intentional lie.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a statement that contains a mistake
    • Word Usage
    "If their misstatement is designed to mislead others, then they are lying; if not, then they are merely mistaken."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    statement  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    error  malaprop  malapropism  mistake  slip of the tongue  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Restatement  abatement  reinstatement  restatement  statement  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    calumniation  conflation  equivocation  exaggerations  falsification  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abstractionism  bloomer  blooper  blunder  clerical error  
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.