Definition of Misspeaking

1. Noun. (obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander. ¹

2. Noun. The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misspeaking

1. misspeak [v] - See also: misspeak

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misspeaking

missorts
missought
missound
missounded
missounding
missounds
missout
missouts
misspace
misspaced
misspaces
misspacing
misspeak
misspeaker
misspeakers
misspeaking (current term)
misspeakings
misspeaks
misspecification
misspecified
misspeech
misspell
misspelled
misspeller
misspellers
misspelling
misspellings
misspells
misspelt
misspend

Literary usage of Misspeaking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Future of Social Security for This Generation and the Next: Current State of edited by Jim Bunning (1997)
"And I think, and Mr. Salisbury, the reason that some of us were late getting back from the vote was, we were discussing who was it that was misspeaking ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"... as to the vocabulary), not to speakers* of different nationalities misspeaking Latin, each with the> peculiarities of his native language, ..."

3. German Composition by Paul Valentine Bacon (1913)
"If you twist the sentence so, I cannot help (§ 39, 2, Note) misspeaking. 6. The time passed so rapidly that we did not succeed in reaching the top of the ..."

4. Outlines for Experimental Psychology by Harry Levi Hollingworth (1914)
"... bodily attitude and pose, inflection, and various other incidental aspects of external behavior, such as blushing, hesitation, awkwardness, misspeaking, ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... lo some extent, as to ihe vocabulary), not to speakers of different nationalities misspeaking Latin, each with the peculiarities of his native language, ..."

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