misstate

UK: /ˌmɪsˈsteɪt/ US: /mɪsˈsteɪt/ ,(mis stāt′)

Inflections of 'misstate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

misstates

v 3rd person singular

misstating

v pres p

misstated

v past

misstated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mis•state /mɪsˈsteɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -stat•ed, -stat•ing. 

1. to tell lies:
   misstated your true intentions.

mis•state•ment, n. [countable] See -stat-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mis•state  (mis stāt′), v.t., -stat•ed, -stat•ing. 

1. to state wrongly or misleadingly;
   make a wrong statement about.

• mis-¹ + state 1640–50

mis•state′ment, n. 
mis•stat′er, n. 
Synonyms

misreport, falsify, alter, distort.