misspeak
English
/mɪsˈspiːk/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.
- (intransitive) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English misspeken inherited from Old English *misspecan prefix from English speak.
Origin
English
speak
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Newspeak English
- autospeak English
- bespeak English
- bullspeak English
- cyberspeak English
- duckspeak English
- farspeak English
- forespeak English
- forspeak English
- forthspeak English
- inspeak English
- lolspeak English
- mallspeak English
- misspeaker English
- newspeak English
- outspeak English
- overspeak English
- respeak English
- speak English
- speakability English
- speakable English
- speakeasy English
- speaker English
- speakest English
- speaketh English
- speakie English
- speaking English
- speako English
- speakout English
- speakworthy English
- textspeak English
- underspeak English
- unspeak English
- upspeak English
- withspeak English
- spiikki Finnish
- *misspecan Old English
- misspeken Middle English
- mysspeken Middle English
- speken Middle English
- newspeak Czech
- novořeč Czech
- spikka Faroese
- pük Volapük
- spikön Volapük
- piki Sranan Tongo
- speak
- speako
- unspeak
- speaker
- bespeak
- inspeak
- speakie
- respeak
- upspeak
- speaking
- lolspeak
- speaketh
- speakest
- farspeak
- outspeak
- Newspeak
- speakout
- newspeak
- forspeak
- mallspeak
- autospeak
- textspeak
- duckspeak
- speakeasy
- bullspeak
- overspeak
- withspeak
- speakable
- forespeak
- forthspeak
- misspeaker
- underspeak
- cyberspeak
- speakworthy
- speakability