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Definition of Misspeak
1. Verb. Pronounce a word incorrectly. "She mispronounces many Latinate words"
Generic synonyms: Articulate, Enounce, Enunciate, Pronounce, Say, Sound Out
Derivative terms: Mispronunciation
Definition of Misspeak
1. v. i. To err in speaking.
2. v. t. To utter wrongly.
Definition of Misspeak
1. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive chiefly _US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misspeak
1. to speak incorrectly [v -SPOKE, -SPOKEN, -SPEAKING, -SPEAKS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misspeak
Literary usage of Misspeak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"MISSIVE, (mis'-siv) n. «. A letter sent ; a messenger. 7'.> misspeak, (mis-speke') ».a.
To speak To misspeak, (mjs-speke') ..n. To blunder in speaking. ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"misspeak not all (or htr amiss; there bin that keepen flocks, ... speker; <
misspeak 4- -er1.] One who speaks falsely or slanderously. world», ..."
3. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"misspeak, to blame or calumniate. JEn . . Ah, shepherds, you bin full of wiles,
and whet your wits ou books, And rape poor maids with pipes and songs and ..."
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