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# misstatement

noun (a misstatement, misstatements)

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

## Everyday

1. A statement that is wrong or not exact, often by accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstatement/#m1)
2. (formal) A false figure or claim in an official report or accounts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstatement/#m2)

### In the lessons

A careful, formal word: news and reports use it for a wrong fact, often more polite than «lie». In maths and money lessons, a misstatement is a wrong number in a report. Phrases: a misstatement of the facts, correct a misstatement.

### Examples

- The coach admitted his misstatement about the score. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstatement/#x1)
- There was a misstatement in the newspaper, and they printed a correction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstatement/#x2)
- A misstatement of the price confused the shoppers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstatement/#x3)
- The report had a misstatement: it said 50 pupils, not 15. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstatement/#x4)
- Please check your notes for any misstatement before you present. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstatement/#x5)
- The minister said it was a misstatement, not a lie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misstatement/#x6)

### Note

Spelled with double s: mis + statement. Countable. Verb: misstate. Softer than «lie»: a misstatement may be an honest mistake. In a maths problem a misstatement means the number given is wrong and must be corrected.

## On Mova

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