Either I misspoke or you misheard.
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Misspeak
Synonyms for "misspeak" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (1)
Related words (3)
Verb(2 words)
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8 translations across 7 languages.
Dutch
2 entries- misspreken verb (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly)
- verspreken verb (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly)
Esperanto
1 entries- misparoli verb (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly)
German
1 entries- versprechen verb (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly)
Middle English
1 entries- mysspeken verb (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly)
Polish
1 entries- przejęzyczyć się verb (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly)
Portuguese
1 entries- falar errado verb (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly)
Russian
1 entries- оговори́ться verb (to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The president’s comments on Wednesday came after Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the chamber’s only Black Republican, said that “white supremacy should be denounced at every turn. I think he misspoke, I think he should correct it. If he doesn’t correct it I guess he didn’t misspeak.”
Source: wiktionary
In July, both Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves appeared to contradict the commitment to public ownership - but then subsequently said they had misspoken.
Source: wiktionary
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