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- [mis-speek]
- /mɪsˈspik/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mis-speek]
- /mɪsˈspik/
Definition of misspoke word
- noun misspoke Simple past form of misspeak. 1
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Origin of misspoke
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English misspeken; see mis-1, speak; compare Old English missprecan to murmur
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Parts of speech for Misspoke
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
misspoke popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
misspoke usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for misspoke
verb misspoke
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- misrepresent — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- pervert — to affect with perversion.
noun misspoke
- mistook — simple past tense of mistake.
- lapsed — expired; voided; terminated: a lapsed insurance policy.
- miscued — a stroke in which the cue fails to make solid contact with the cue ball.
- goofed — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- slipped — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
Antonyms for misspoke
verb misspoke
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- straighten — make straight
- stand — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
- order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
Top questions with misspoke
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