Misspeech

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Incorrect speech. uncountable

    "Near-synonym: speako (countable)"

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misspeakingslip of the tonguespeako

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"Near-synonym: speako (countable)"

Etymology

From mis- + speech.

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