MISSTATEMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does misstatement mean? • MISSTATEMENT (noun)
The noun MISSTATEMENT has 1 sense:
1. a statement that contains a mistake
Familiarity information: MISSTATEMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MISSTATEMENT (noun)
Meaning:
A statement that contains a mistake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("misstatement" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "misstatement"):
error; mistake (part of a statement that is not correct)
malaprop; malapropism (the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar)
slip of the tongue (an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking)
| Learn English with... Proverbs of the week | |
"A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand." (English proverb)
"Weeps the field because of no seeds." (Albanian proverb)
"The old horse in the stable still yearns to run 1000 li." (Chinese proverb)
"Do not hide your light under a bushel" (Danish proverb)
| MISSTATEMENT: related words searches | |
Page delivered in 0.0283 seconds
|
