misspeak
Verb
- pronounce a word incorrectly
- To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.
- To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
Examples
- "Either I misspoke or you misheard."
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English misspeken, mispeken, mysspeken, from Old English *misspecan, missprecan (“to murmur”), equivalent to mis- + speak.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
misspeak is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmisspeak is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
misspeak is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
misspeak is a valid Words With Friends word