"misspeak" meaning in All languages combined

See misspeak on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /mɪsˈspiːk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misspeak.wav Forms: misspeaks [present, singular, third-person], misspeaking [participle, present], misspoke [past], misspoken [participle, past]
Rhymes: -iːk Etymology: From Middle English misspeken, mispeken, mysspeken, from Old English *misspecan, missprecan (“to murmur”), equivalent to mis- + speak. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|misspeken}} Middle English misspeken, {{inh|en|ang|*misspecan}} Old English *misspecan, {{prefix|en|mis|speak}} mis- + speak Head templates: {{en-verb|misspeaks|misspeaking|misspoke|misspoken}} misspeak (third-person singular simple present misspeaks, present participle misspeaking, simple past misspoke, past participle misspoken)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, chiefly US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly. Tags: US, intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: mistalk Translations (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly): verspreken (Dutch), misspreken (Dutch), misparoli (Esperanto), versprechen (German), mysspeken (Middle English), przejęzyczyć się [perfective] (Polish), оговори́ться (ogovorítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-misspeak-en-verb-T3~LeA6x Disambiguation of Talking: 62 38 Categories (other): American English, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly': 98 2
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-misspeak-en-verb-FH5K-kzF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: misphrase, misstate, misword

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, intransitive, chiefly US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly."
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      "sense": "to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly",
      "word": "verspreken"
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