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misstate

🇬🇧 UK/mɪs'steɪt/🇺🇸 US/.mis'steit/
C2

Definitions

v.

To state something incorrectly, usually inadvertently.

说错;陈述有误;谎报

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
miswrongly, badly
+
st
+
ateto make, having
=misstate

Common Collocations

  • 1.misstate facts陈述事实有误
  • 2.misstate position立场表述错误
  • 3.accidentally misstate无意中说错

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The witness may have [misstated] the time of the incident.

  • 2.

    Don't [misstate] the company's financial situation to investors.

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