misspeak
English
Etymology
From Middle English misspeken, mispeken, mysspeken, from Old English *misspecan, missprecan (“to murmur”), equivalent to mis- + speak.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /mɪsˈspiːk/
Verb
misspeak (third-person singular simple present misspeaks, present participle misspeaking, simple past misspoke, past participle misspoken)
- (transitive, intransitive, chiefly US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly
- Either I misspoke or you misheard.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
Translations
to fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly
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