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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMisstate
/mɪsˈsteɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To state something incorrectly or inaccurately.
"The witness misstate the events of that night during the trial." - 2
To express or articulate a fact or opinion in a misleading or erroneous manner.
"He misstate the company's profits in his report, leading to confusion among the stakeholders."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'misstate' is derived from the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly', combined with the verb 'state', which comes from the Latin 'stare', meaning 'to stand'. The word has evolved in English since the late 19th century to denote the act of stating something incorrectly.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misstate" is said worldwide
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mal déclarer
Transliteration: mal deklarer
"Il a mal déclaré les faits lors de son témoignage."
falsch angeben
Transliteration: falsch angeben
"Er hat die Ereignisse falsch angegeben."
dichiarare erroneamente
Transliteration: dichiarare erroneamente
"Ha dichiarato erroneamente i fatti durante il processo."
declarar incorrectamente
Transliteration: declarar incorrectamente
"Declaró incorrectamente los eventos de esa noche."
declarar incorretamente
Transliteration: declarar incorretamente
"Ele declarou incorretamente os lucros da empresa."
गलत बयान करना
Transliteration: galat bayan karna
"उसने गवाही के दौरान गलत बयान किया।"
错误陈述
Transliteration: cuòwù chénshù
"他在证词中错误陈述了事件。"
잘못 진술하다
Transliteration: jalmos jinsulhada
"그는 증언 중에 잘못 진술했다."
誤って述べる
Transliteration: ayamatte noberu
"彼は証言中に誤って述べた。"
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