Mismessage
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A message that conveys information that the sender does not wish to convey.
"I mean, they discussed whether or not this week we were going to pass the supplemental, and to me, there are certain things that we should be very careful that we don't send a mismessage, that we should be very supportive of the Administration and NATO; and I want to be clear that there is not anyone in this room that has a stronger voting record with the President or the Administration than Corinne Brown."
Example
More examples"I mean, they discussed whether or not this week we were going to pass the supplemental, and to me, there are certain things that we should be very careful that we don't send a mismessage, that we should be very supportive of the Administration and NATO; and I want to be clear that there is not anyone in this room that has a stronger voting record with the President or the Administration than Corinne Brown."
Etymology
From mis- + message.
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