misspeak

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mis spēk′)

Inflections of 'misspeak' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
misspeaks
v 3rd person singular
misspeaking
v pres p
misspoke
v past
misspoken
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mis•speak  (mis spēk′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -spoke, -spok•en, -speak•ing. 
  1. to speak, utter, or pronounce incorrectly.
  2. to speak inaccurately, inappropriately, or too hastily.
  • 1150–1200; Middle English misspeken; see mis-1, speak; compare Old English missprecan to murmur

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