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Misstatement

An incorrect statement.

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Narrower term 3

Error 76% connected

A wandering; a roving or irregular course.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Malapropism 76% connected

A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mistake 76% connected

To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Statement 76% connected

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Misstate 74% connected

To state wrongly; as, to misstate a question in debate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Misstate 74% connected

To state wrongly; as, to misstate a question in debate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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