Meaning & use
Misspoken
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Having said something incorrectly or unclearly, often unintentionally.
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The senator claimed she had simply misspoken during the interview.
Realizing he had misspoken, he quickly corrected the figure.
A note on using this word
Misspoken is the past participle of misspeak and is typically used after auxiliary verbs like 'have' or 'had.'
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misworded
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