📖 Definitions of "Misspeaking"
noun
- 1
Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
- 2
The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Misspeaking"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| errverb | (intransitive, formal) To make a mistake. |
| evil-speakingnoun | The act of speaking ill or maliciously of something or someone; blasphemy, slander; gossip. |
| slimingnoun | The action of coating with slime, or an instance of doing this. |
| mistalkverb | To speak badly; to stutter, garble one's words, mispronounce words, substitute incorrect words, or make other such errors. |
| missayingnoun | A mistake in speech. |
| traductionnoun | (uncountable) The act of converting text from one language to another. |
| miscensureverb | (obsolete) To misjudge. |
| misspeakernoun | One who misspeaks. |
| miswordverb | (transitive) To word incorrectly. |
| mispleadingnoun | (law) An error in pleading. |
| slandrenoun | Obsolete spelling of slander. [A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.] |
| misphrasingnoun | An instance of something being phrased badly or wrongly. |
| slanderingverb | The act of committing slander. |
| malignmentnoun | The act of maligning something. |
| defamingverb | defamation |
| mispronounciationnoun | Misspelling of mispronunciation. [(uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.] |
| besmirchmentnoun | The act of sullying or besmirching. |
| mispronunciationnoun | (uncountable) The act of mispronouncing. |
| defamationnoun | The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another. |
| missayernoun | (rare) One who missays; a misspeaker. |
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