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misstatement vs slip of the tongue

slip of the tongue vs misstatement

misstatement and slip of the tongue both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misstatement Yes No No No
slip of the tongue Yes No No No
As nouns, slip of the tongue is a hyponym of misstatement; that is, slip of the tongue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misstatement:
  • misstatement: a statement that contains a mistake
  • slip of the tongue: an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
Other hyponyms of misstatement include error, mistake, malaprop, malapropism.
misstatement (noun) slip of the tongue (noun)
a statement that contains a mistake an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
Difference between misstatement and slip of the tongue

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