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# misspoke

phrase (verb, past: misspeak, misspeaks, misspoke, misspoken)

«misspoke» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (euphemism, official) said something untrue or wrong — often to avoid admitting a lie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspoke/#m1)
2. (literal) said the wrong word by accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspoke/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used by politicians and officials to take back a false or embarrassing statement. Register: official, spin; all regions.

### Examples

- The minister said she misspoke about the numbers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspoke/#x1)
- Sorry, I misspoke — I meant Tuesday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspoke/#x2)
- News: The spokesman later said he had misspoken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspoke/#x3)
- Chat: «misspoke» = got caught [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspoke/#x4)
- The teacher misspoke and called me by my sister's name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspoke/#x5)

### Note

It can be a real slip of the tongue, or a way to hide a lie. Plain words: said something wrong or false.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misspoke» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misspoke/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misspoke» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misspoke.html) on Mova free.