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
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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