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What is a misspeaking?

What is a misspeaking? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
  2. The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
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I misspoke primarily out of ignorance, but that does not excuse misspeaking.
I think she will forgive an accidental slip-up, so don't worry too much about misspeaking.
Mr. Speaker, first of all, let me sincerely apologize to my friend, the hon. member for Markham-Unionville for misspeaking the name of his excellent riding.
Mr. Speaker, I know my colleague from Vancouver Centre is a slight expert on misspeaking so I will be very precise.
Yet Carell always saw the character as entirely redeemable — as simply someone whose dearth of relevant information is compounded by a penchant for misspeaking.
Perhaps she thought that by taking the huge gamble of misspeaking one more time about her narrow escape on the tarmac at Tuzla, she could compensate for misvoting on Iraq.

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