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misspeech

misspeech noun: incorrect speech.

Noun

misspeech (uncountable)

  1. Incorrect speech.
    • Near-synonym: speako (countable)
    Synonyms:
    misspeaking, speako

Synonyms of misspeech

Origin of misspeech

From mis- + speech.

Questions about misspeech

What does misspeech mean?
Misspeech means incorrect speech.
What part of speech is misspeech?
Misspeech is a noun.

Words near misspeech in the dictionary

  1. misspeculates
  2. misspeculating
  3. misspeculation
  4. misspeculations
  5. missped
  6. misspeech
  7. misspeed
  8. misspeeding
  9. misspeeds
  10. misspell
  11. misspellable

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