Standard Lemma guide

misstatement

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M IH0 S T EY1 T M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something stated wrongly; a (usually unintentionally) incorrect statement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a statement that contains a mistake

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: statement

Narrower terms: error, mistake, malapropism, malaprop, slip of the tongue

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English statement English misstatement From mis- + statement.