misspeak

verb

Etymology: From Middle English misspeken, mispeken, mysspeken, from Old English *misspecan, missprecan (“to murmur”), equivalent to mis- + speak.

1. To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.

   “Either I misspoke or you misheard.”

   “The president’s comments on Wednesday came after Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the chamber’s only Black Republican, said that “white supremacy should be denounced at every turn. I think he misspoke, I think he should correct it. If he doesn’t correct it I guess he didn’t misspeak.””

2. To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.