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misspeak

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8 lettersPronunciation /mɪsˈspiːk/Part of speech verbSorted aeikmpssStarts with MEnds with K0 clues
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Definitions

  1. pronounce a word incorrectly

Word origin

From Middle English misspeken, mispeken, mysspeken, from Old English *misspecan, missprecan (“to murmur”), equivalent to mis- + speak.

Used in a sentence

  • Either I misspoke or you misheard.
  • 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.

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