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/mɪsˈspiːk/ · verb
(ambitransitive, chiefly US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly..
Either I misspoke or you misheard.
The president’s comments on Wednesday came after Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the chamber’s only Black Republican, said that “white supremacy should be denounced at every turn. I think he misspoke, I think he should correct it. If he doesn’t correct it I guess he didn’t misspeak.”
In July, both Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves appeared to contradict the commitment to public ownership - but then subsequently said they had misspoken.
Use misspeak when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Misspeak means (ambitransitive, chiefly US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly..
Common synonyms include mistalk.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Either I misspoke or you misheard.
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