misexpress

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ express.

Verb

misexpress (third-person singular simple present misexpresses, present participle misexpressing, simple past and past participle misexpressed)

  1. (transitive) To express incorrectly.
    I misexpressed myself when I said I didn't want to see you. I only meant that I was temporarily busy.
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