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What does misspeak mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word misspeak? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
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We see a trend from the government and its fiscal record, a trend that entails mismanagement, hypocrisy, vindictiveness, and as I said before, much misspeak.
Surely Mr. McKenna would not misspeak on such an important issue before a parliamentary committee.
It's easy to say one word when you mean to say another, nearly identical word, but it's impossible to repeatedly misspeak an entire anecdote — or, as in McCain's case, an entire strategic reality.
Even the most straightforward and plain-spoken people misspeak.
There is misspeak on lowering income taxes while in fact increasing them, misspeak on program formats while in fact the government cut funds and narrowed the criteria.
Did the Prime Minister's spokesperson misspeak?

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