1. the act of speaking incorrectly or inaccurately

1. present participle of misspeak; speaking incorrectly or inaccurately

Examples

• The politician apologized for his misspeaking during the interview.
• She was misspeaking when she gave the wrong date for the event.
• His frequent misspeaking made it difficult to understand his point.
• The witness was accused of misspeaking about what she saw.
• Misspeaking can happen when you’re nervous or tired.
• The teacher corrected the student who was misspeaking the pronunciation.