Verb
To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue.
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Near-synonym: misreport
The speaker misstated the year of his grandfather's birth by a hundred years, but it was an honest mistake: how often does one speak of the 1800s?
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Correction: August 21, 2017 An earlier version of this article misstated the location of Wuhan. It is in Hubei Province, not Hebei.
Verb
state something incorrectly
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You misstated my position