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misspeak

mis·speak [ miss spk ] (past mis·spoke [ miss spṓk ], past participle mis·spo·ken [ miss spṓkən ], present participle mis·speak·ing, 3rd person present singular mis·speaks)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb pronounce incorrectly: to pronounce something incorrectly

2. mis·speak your·self vr express yourself unclearly: to speak or express yourself in a way that is inappropriate, inaccurate, or unclear
Unfortunately the envoy misspoke himself on that particular issue.

3. intransitive verb speak incorrectly: to speak incorrectly or imperfectly

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