"misstate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misstates [present, singular, third-person], misstating [participle, present], misstated [participle, past], misstated [past]
Etymology: From mis- + state. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|state}} mis- + state Head templates: {{en-verb}} misstate (third-person singular simple present misstates, present participle misstating, simple past and past participle misstated)
  1. (transitive) To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue. Tags: transitive Related terms: misrepresent, missummarize Translations (to make a statement that is wrong): aweke (Maori)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Correction: August 21, 2017\nAn earlier version of this article misstated the location of Wuhan. It is in Hubei Province, not Hebei.",
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        "(transitive) To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue."
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to make a statement that is wrong",
      "word": "aweke"
    }
  ],
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}

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