misquote

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English

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Etymology

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From mis- +‎ quote.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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misquote (third-person singular simple present misquotes, present participle misquoting, simple past and past participle misquoted)

  1. To incorrectly recite a quote.
    I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.
  2. To incorrectly record a quote.
    The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President.

Noun

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misquote (plural misquotes)

  1. An incorrect recitation of a quote.
  2. An incorrect recording of a quote.