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Definition of misstating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

inaccurate expression

Rare

expressing something inaccurately

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Her misstating comments led to misunderstandings.
The misstating report caused confusion among the team.
His misstating statements were corrected in the meeting.

misreporting

misrepresenting

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Origin of misstating

Latin, mis (wrong) + state (declare)

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French:inexact, ...
German:falsch, ...
Italian:impreciso, ...
Spanish:inexacto, ...
Portuguese:impreciso, ...
Chinese:不准确, ...
Japanese:不正確な, ...
Arabic:غَيْر دَقيق, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מְדֻיָּק, ...
Russian:неточный, ...
Ukrainian:неправильний, ...
Hindi:असत्य, ...
Bengali:ভুলভাবে প্রকাশিত, ...
Catalan:incorrecte, ...
Danish:forkert, ...
Dutch:onjuiste, ...
Greek:ανακριβής, ...
Korean:부정확한, ...
Persian:نادرست, ...
Polish:niedokładny, ...
Portuguese (BR):incorreto, ...
Romanian:inexact, ...
Swedish:felaktig, ...
Thai:ไม่ถูกต้อง, ...
Turkish:yanlış, ...
Vietnamese:sai lệch, ...

Definition of misstate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

inaccuracy

Rare

state something inaccurately

Rare

He misstated the facts during his presentation.
The report misstated the number of participants.
She misstated her qualifications on the job application.

falsify

misrepresent

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Origin of misstate

English, mis- (wrongly) + state (say)

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French:mal énoncer, ...
German:falsch angeben, ...
Italian:affermare in modo errato, ...
Spanish:declarar incorrectamente, ...
Portuguese:distorcer, ...
Chinese:错误陈述, ...
Japanese:誤って述べる, ...
Arabic:أخطأ في ذكر, ...
Hebrew:לְהַצְהִיר בְּשֶׁקֶר, ...
Russian:искажать, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно викладати, ...
Hindi:गलत बयानी करना, ...
Bengali:ভুলভাবে বলা, ...
Catalan:dir incorrectament, ...
Danish:fejlagtigt angive, ...
Dutch:verkeerd verklaren, ...
Greek:λανθασμένα δηλώνω, ...
Korean:잘못 말하다, ...
Persian:اشتباه بیان کردن, ...
Polish:przekręcić, ...
Portuguese (BR):distorcer, ...
Romanian:a afirma greșit, ...
Swedish:felaktigt ange, ...
Thai:กล่าวผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış beyan etmek, ...
Vietnamese:phát biểu sai, ...

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