misspeak

Thân thiện

She tends to misspeak when she's nervous.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To speak incorrectly or inaccurately: To make an error in speaking, such as using the wrong word, mispronouncing a word, or making a factual error while speaking.
   • To express oneself in a misleading or mistaken way: To say something that is not what one intended to say, often resulting in a miscommunication or error.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The politician seemed to misspeak when he quoted the incorrect statistic during the debate.
  • I sometimes misspeak when I'm nervous, saying "left" when I mean "right".
  • She apologized, explaining that she had misspoken about the meeting time.

Advanced Usage

• "to misspeak oneself": A more formal or reflexive construction meaning to make an error in speech.
  • The witness corrected the record after realizing he had misspoken himself.

Variants and Related Words

• Misspeaking (noun): The act or an instance of speaking incorrectly.
  • The article contained a simple misspeaking of the technical term.

Synonyms

• Mispronounce: To pronounce a word incorrectly. (Note: This is a more specific type of misspeaking.)
• Slip of the tongue: An unintentional error in speech.
• Missay: (Archaic) To say wrongly or incorrectly.

Different Meanings / Notes

• The core meaning involves an error in the act of speaking. It is often used in public or formal contexts when someone needs to correct a verbal mistake.
• It is distinct from simply lying or being deceptive; it implies an unintentional error.

Học thuật

Verb

1. pronounce a word incorrectly
   • She mispronounces many Latinate words

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mispronounce